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AI Legal Sanction Case Database
The AI Legal Sanction Case Database is the authoritative, continuously-updated, free index of publicly reported cases where a US or foreign court sanctioned, warned, or issued an order to show cause over AI-hallucinated citations in a legal filing. According to Citation Safe’s public sanctions database, courts have addressed AI-citation problems in 1000 reported cases tracked here as of today, spanning 2023–2026. New cases are ingested daily.
- Cases tracked
- 2,109
- Courts covered
- 398
- Cases with a reported penalty
- 374
- USD-denominated penalties
- $1,400,706
- across 207 USD cases — other currencies not converted
This is the structured dataset: every row here is a live, queryable record — sortable and filterable by jurisdiction, AI tool, judge, and year, with results pulled fresh on every request. Download the full dataset as CSV. For curated write-ups of the highest-profile entries — case background, why each sanction happened, what to take from it — see the AI Hallucination Sanctions Tracker, our editorial companion to this database.
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| Case | Court | Jurisdiction | Judge | Decided | AI tool | Outcome | Penalty | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loyer v. Wayne County Michigan | E.D. Michigan | USA | — | 2025-03-21 | Unidentified | Plaintiff's counsel ordered to attend an ethics seminar | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Kruglyak v. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. | W.D. Virginia | USA | — | 2025-03-25 | ChatGPT | No monetary sanctions; Warning | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Casey Dutt v. DGK Roofing and Home, L.L.C. | Ohio CCP | USA | — | 2025-03-28 | Implied | — | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| McKeown v. Paycom Payroll LLC | W.D. Oklahoma | USA | — | 2025-03-31 | Implied | Submission stricken out, and warning | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Sanders v. USA | Fed. claims court | USA | — | 2025-03-31 | Implied | Warning | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Boggess v. Chamness | E.D. Texas | USA | — | 2025-04-01 | Implied | Argument ignored | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Dehghani v. Castro | D. New Mexico | USA | — | 2025-04-02 | Unidentified | Monetary sanction; required CLE on legal ethics and AI; mandatory self-reporting to NM and TX state bars; report of subcontractor to NY state bar; required notification to LAWCLERK | 1500 USD | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| An v. Archblock, Inc. | Delaware Ch. | USA | — | 2025-04-04 | Implied | Warning | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Nelson Lin v. The Honorable Jonathan H. Shim, et al. | S.D. New York | USA | — | 2025-04-09 | Implied | — | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Bevins v. Colgate-Palmolive Co. | E.D. Pennsylvania | USA | — | 2025-04-10 | Unidentified | Striking of Counsel’s Appearance + Referral to Bar Authorities + Client Notification Order | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Graciela Dela Torre v. Davies Life & Health, Inc., et al. | N.D. Illinois | USA | — | 2025-04-11 | Implied | — | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Sims v. Souily-Lefave (2) | D. Nevada | USA | — | 2025-04-15 | Implied | Warning | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Brown v. Patel et al. | S.D. Texas | USA | — | 2025-04-22 | Unidentified | Warning | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Gustafson v. Amazon.com | D. Arizona | USA | — | 2025-04-30 | Implied | Warning | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Moales v. Land Rover Cherry Hill | D. Connecticut | USA | — | 2025-04-30 | Unidentified | Plaintiff warned to ensure accuracy of future submissions | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Wilt v. Department of the Navy | E.D. Texas | USA | — | 2025-05-02 | Unidentified | Warning | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Flowz Digital v. Caroline Dalal | C.D. California | USA | — | 2025-05-05 | Lexis+AI | Monetary Sanction; Bar Referral | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Harris v. Take-Two Interactive Software | D. Colorado | USA | — | 2025-05-06 | Implied | Warning | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Lacey v. State Farm General Insurance | C.D. California | USA | — | 2025-05-06 | CoCounsel, Westlaw Precision, Google Gemini | Striking of briefs; denial of requested discovery relief; Large monetary sanctions jointly and severally against the two law firms | 31100 USD | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Newbern v. Desoto County School District et al. | N.D. Mississippi | USA | — | 2025-05-12 | Implied | Case dismissed, in part as a sanction for fabrication of legal authorities | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Beenshoof v. Chin | W.D. Washington | USA | — | 2025-05-15 | Implied | No sanction imposed; court reminded Plaintiff of Rule 11 obligations | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Keaau Development Partnership LLC v. Lawrence | Hawaii ICA | USA | — | 2025-05-15 | Implied | Monetary sanction against counsel personally; no disciplinary referral | 100 USD | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| USA v. Burke | M.D. Florida | USA | — | 2025-05-15 | Westlaw's AI tools, GPT4.5 Deep Research (Pro) | Motion dismissed, and plaintiff ordered to refile it without fake citations. | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Versant Funding v. Teras Breakbulk Ocean Navigation Enterprises | S.D. Florida | USA | — | 2025-05-20 | Unidentified | Joint and several liability for Plaintiff’s attorneys' fees and costs incurred in addressing the hallucinated citation; CLE requirement on AI ethics; Monetary fines | 1500 USD | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Evans et al v. Robertson et al (1) | E.D. Michigan | USA | — | 2025-05-21 | Implied | Warning | None reported | Source (govinfo.gov) |
| Garner v. Kadince | CA Utah | USA | — | 2025-05-22 | ChatGPT | — | 1000 USD | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Dupont v. Town of Wales | SC Massachusetts | USA | — | 2025-05-27 | Implied | — | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Mid Cent. Operating Eng'rs Health v. Hoosiervac | S.D. Indiana | USA | — | 2025-05-28 | Unidentified | Monetary Sanction | 6000 USD | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Anita Krishnakumar et al. v. Eichler Swim and Tennis Club | SC California | USA | — | 2025-05-29 | Implied | Argument lost on the merits in tentative ruling | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Delano Crossing v. County of Wright | Minnesotta Tax Court | USA | — | 2025-05-29 | Unidentified | Breach of Rule 11, but no monetary sanction warranted; referred counsel to Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Mandy Pecher v Josef Gregor Habscheid, | Michigan CC | USA | — | 2025-06-02 | ChatGPT | Monetary Sanction; Motions denied | 800 USD | No source on file |
| Powhatan County School Board v. Skinger et al | E.D. Virginia | USA | — | 2025-06-02 | ChatGPT | Relevant motions stricken | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Angela Williams, et al. v. Jamal Rashid, et al. | D. Nevada | USA | — | 2025-06-09 | Unidentified | Filing struck; Adverse Costs Order | 1 USD | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Lionel Rayale Maurice v. Warden Barry Wingfield | S.D. Mississippi | USA | — | 2025-06-09 | Implied | — | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Rochon Eidsvig & Rochon Hafer v. JGB Collateral | Texas CA | USA | — | 2025-06-12 | Implied | 8 mandatory hours of Continuous Legal Education on ethics and AI | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| In re Marriage of Isom and Kareem | CA Illinois | USA | — | 2025-06-16 | Implied | The appeal was denied, and the trial court's decision was affirmed. | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Reilly v. Conn. Interlocal Risk Mgmt. Agency | D. Connecticut | USA | — | 2025-06-20 | Implied | Warning | None reported | Source (govinfo.gov) |
| Michael Marcavage v. Lackawanna County | Pennsylvania OOR | USA | — | 2025-06-23 | Implied | Petition for reconsideration denied; no sanction imposed. | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Mintvest Capital, LTD v. NYDIG Trust Company, et al. | D. Puerto Rico | USA | — | 2025-06-23 | Claude | Order to pay opposing counsel's fees | 1 USD | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Romero v. Goldman Sachs Bank USA | S.D. New York | USA | — | 2025-06-25 | Implied | Warning | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Schoene v. Oregon Department of Human Services | D. Oregon | USA | — | 2025-06-25 | Implied | Warning | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Twist It Up, Inc. v. Annie International, Inc. | C.D. California | USA | — | 2025-06-26 | Implied | Monetary Sanction | 500 USD | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| William Nelson v. Washington Board of Industrial Appeals | W.D. Washington | USA | — | 2025-06-26 | Athena AI | Admonishment | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Parra v. United States | Court of Federal Claims | USA | — | 2025-06-27 | Unidentified | Warning | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Sister City Logistics, Inc. v. John Fitzgerald | S.D. Georgia | USA | — | 2025-06-27 | — | Warning | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Benjamin Gamble v. Ho-Chunk Nation Election Board | Ho-Chunk Nation Trial Court | USA | — | 2025-06-30 | Implied | — | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Crespo v. Tesla, Inc. | S.D. Florida | USA | — | 2025-06-30 | Implied | Plaintiff required to apologize and pay attorney's fees | 921 USD | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Shahid v. Esaam | CA Georgia | USA | — | 2025-06-30 | Unidentified | Case remanded; monetary penalty | 2500 USD | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Angela and Theodore Chagnon v. Holly Nelson | Wyoming Ch. | USA | — | 2025-07-02 | Implied | Order to show cause issued; potential striking of motion | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Matter of Sewell Properties Trust | Colorado Court of Appeals | USA | — | 2025-07-03 | Implied | Warning | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
This database aggregates publicly reported court sanctions and orders over AI-hallucinated citations. It is informational only, not legal advice, and not a complete record of every such case nationwide — see our free citation checker to verify your own filings before this happens to you.