Herbert Brooks v. Lowes Home Centers LLC (W.D. Louisiana): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Monetary Sanction; CLE
Generated a legal brief with hallucinated case law, filed in court.
- AI system
- Claude
1 source articlereason.com
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Mag 7 Ltd. et al. v. Tederi et al. (District Court, Tel Aviv-Yafo): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Monetary Sanction;…
The AI generated fabricated case law that was submitted to the court, affecting the legal proceedings.
1 source articlelaw.co.ilMyeesha Parker v. Costco Wholesale Corp. (W.D. Washington): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Fine, Adverse Costs Order, Bar Referral
The lawyer submitted AI-generated court documents containing false citations and quotes, harming his client's discrimination case.
- AI system
- Callidus AI
1 source articlereason.comRamirez v. Humala (E.D. New York): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Monetary sanction jointly imposed on counsel and firm; order…
The AI generated nonexistent case citations that were filed in court, misleading the court and opposing counsel.
1 source articlereason.comThe People v. Raziel Ruiz Alvarez (CA California): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Published order; monetary sanction payable by Counsel…
The AI generated fabricated legal citations that were included in a court filing, affecting the defendant's legal representation and the court's resources.
- Company
- Attorney Siddell
1 source articlereason.comUnnamed Brazilian litigant (): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Appeal partially granted (reintegration suspended, rent imposed), but
AI-generated fake court precedents were included in a legal appeal, leading to sanctions against the litigant for bad-faith litigation.
- AI system
- ChatGPT
1 source articletjsc.jus.brAnonymous Spanish Lawyer (Tribunal Constitucional): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Formal Reprimand (Apercibimiento) + Referral to Barcelona Bar for Disc
The AI system generated hallucinated content that was submitted in a court filing, potentially misleading the court.
1 source articletribunalconstitucional.esThe Father v The Mother (High Court): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Costs awarded against the Father (partly for relying…
The father's court filing contained AI-generated fake case citations, leading to a costs order against him.
1 source articlenaturalandartificiallaw.comThomas Dexter Jakes v. Duane Youngblood (W.D. Pennsylvania): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Monetary Sanction; Pro Hac Vice status revoked
The system generated fabricated legal citations and quotes in a court filing, misleading the court and opposing counsel.
- Company
- Tyrone A. Blackburn
1 source articlereason.comKruse v. Karlen (CA Missouri): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Dismissal of Appeal + Damages Awarded for Frivolous Appeal.
An AI tool generated fictitious legal citations that the appellant included in his appellate brief.
1 source articlecaselaw.findlaw.comNHTSA investigation PE24015: Rear-end Collisions Involving Zoox Vehicles
Automated driving system controlled vehicle braking and acceleration, leading to rear-end collisions with other road users
- Company
- Zoox
- AI system
- Zoox vehicle
1 source articlenhtsa.govSentenza del 23.09.2025 (Tribunale di Latina): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Monetary Sanction
The AI-generated court filing contained fabricated case law, leading to a monetary sanction against the party represented by the lawyer.
1 source articleleggezero.substack.comHassan v ABC International Bank (Employment Tribunals): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Costs Order
The AI generated fabricated legal citations that the claimant submitted to the tribunal, resulting in a costs order against the claimant.
1 source articlenaturalandartificiallaw.comCarlisle woman, 82, dies after losing 35,000 pounds to Nigel Farage deepfake scam
The deepfake video convinced the victim to invest in a fraudulent scheme, leading to financial loss.
1 source articlenewsandstar.co.ukPelishek v. City of Sheboygan (E.D. Wisconsin): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Monetary Sanction
The AI system generated false legal citations that were included in a court filing, misleading the court and opposing counsel.
- Company
- John A. Pelishek
- AI system
- Westlaw Quick Check and AI Case Search Tool
1 source articlestorage.courtlistener.comNHTSA investigation EA25001: Collisions Involving Ford BlueCruise
Regulatory record (NHTSA investigation). Their database holds the crashes it covers, not the investigation itself: AIAAIC-1472 / AIAAIC-1471 (BlueCruise fatal crashes)
- Company
- Ford
- AI system
- BlueCruise
1 source articlenhtsa.govJacksonville supermarket assistant manager arrested after faulty AI facial-recognition match
The system identified an innocent man as a suspect, leading to his arrest for attempting to solicit a child
- Company
- Jacksonville Sheriff's Office
- AI system
- FACESNXT
1 source articlefloridaphoenix.comGittemeier v. Liberty Mutual Personal Insurance Company (E.D. Missouri): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Costs Order + Fine; One Attorney…
The AI system generated fictitious legal citations in a summary judgment motion, misleading the court and opposing counsel.
1 source articlereason.comBunce v. Visual Technology Innovations (2) (E.D. Pennsylvania): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Monetary Sanction, Additional CLE
The AI generated fabricated legal citations in a court filing, misleading the court and opposing counsel.
- Company
- Mr. Rajan
1 source articlereason.comDoiban v. Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (CA Oregon): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Monetary Sanction
The AI system generated fabricated case citations and quotations that were included in a legal brief, leading to a monetary sanction against the lawyer.
1 source articlereason.comFlorida attorney general asks court to bar OpenAI from developing new models in child-harm lawsuit
ChatGPT's responses allegedly contributed to violent incidents involving minors.
- Company
- OpenAI
- AI system
- ChatGPT
1 source articlecryptobriefing.comKalala v. Coopérative d'habitation La Fraternité Micheloise (CS Québec): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Monetary Sanction
The AI generated fabricated case law that was included in a court filing, misleading the court and resulting in sanctions against the litigant.
1 source articlecanlii.orgSmith v. Farwell (Massachusetts): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Monetary Fine (Supervising Lawyer)
The AI generated hallucinated legal citations that were filed in court, misleading the court and opposing counsel.
1 source articlemasslawyersweekly.comWoody Nora v. M & A Transport, Inc., et al. (E.D. Louisiana): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Monetary Sanction; 1…
The AI tool generated fictitious case law citations that were included in a court filing, affecting the plaintiff and the court.
- AI system
- Westlaw Precision
1 source articlereason.com
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