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Consumer Law,
Civil Litigation

Dec. 17, 2025

Most OnlyFans 'chatter scam' claims dismissed, lawyers sanctioned over AI briefs

A federal judge tossed most OnlyFans class claims and imposed $13,000 sanctions after lawyers filed AI-generated briefs with false citations, while granting plaintiffs leave to amend jurisdictional and substantive allegations.

A federal judge in Santa Ana dismissed most claims in a putative class action accusing OnlyFans of "Chatter Scams," while separately sanctioning plaintiffs' lawyers for submitting AI-generated briefs riddled with false and mischaracterized legal authority.

U.S. District Judge Fred W. Slaughter granted motions to dismiss by OnlyFans' parent and related defendants but allowed plaintiffs leave to amend and imposed $13,000 in Rule 11 sanctions after rejecting a requ...

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