Zhdanovich-Doty v. Provident Life and Accident Insurance Company
Decided 2026-06-22 · Outcome: Warning.
AI Hallucination Sanctions — N.D. California
14 sanctions in N.D. California. Every case below involved AI-fabricated citations filed on the court’s docket. Click a case for the full teardown.
Adrienne Hankins v. Dentons US LLP, et al.
Decided 2026-06-22 · Outcome: Warning.
Joseph Guy v. AFGE
Decided 2026-05-13 · Outcome: Order to Explain.
Gregoire v. Board of Trustees of SF BART
Decided 2026-05-06 · Outcome: Monetary Sanction; Serve Order on client and Bar; CLE · Penalty: 1000 USD.
Louis L. Ligon III v. Meta Platforms, Inc.
Decided 2026-04-28 · Outcome: Warning.
Anthony C. Hill v. Workday, Inc. (2)
Decided 2026-04-28 · Outcome: Admonishment; Monetary Fine; 4 hours live CLE; Order Circulation · Penalty: 1001 USD.
Thanh Nguy v. Jabil Inc.
Decided 2026-04-07 · Outcome: Warning.
Najafpir v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Decided 2026-04-03 · Outcome: Claim dismissed with prejudice.
Saqib Kafeel v. Apple Inc., et al.
Decided 2026-04-01 · Outcome: Warning.
In re: Social Media Adolescent Addiction Litigation
Decided 2026-02-17 · Outcome: Court declined to exclude the expert based on the AI-generated/incorrect citations; issue reserved for cross-examination; motion to exclude denied..
Sebastian Rako v. VMware LLC (2)
Decided 2026-02-04 · Outcome: Required meet-and-confer for AI-use disputes.
MacroCharts Research LLC v. Tony Chou
Decided 2026-01-26 · Outcome: Warning.
Hang Zhang v. Daniel Driscoll
Decided 2026-01-14 · Outcome: Monetary Sanction · Penalty: 500 USD.
Gharavi v. Google LLC
Decided 2026-01-12 · Outcome: Motion for Sanctions denied.