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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
1,898
Courts covered
393
Cases with a reported penalty
349
USD-denominated penalties
$1,290,986
across 191 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.

1,898 cases match these filters · page 25 of 38

CaseCourtJurisdictionJudgeDecidedAI toolOutcomePenaltySource
Oscar Brownfield v. Cherokee County School District No. 35E.D. OklahomaUSA2026-03-19UnidentifiedSanctions Motion denied500 USDCase summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Pittman v. Hazel and Olive, Inc.N.D. IllinoisUSA2026-03-19UnidentifiedBrief Struck; Adverse Costs Order; Case dismissed with prejudiceNone reportedCase summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Prisbrey v. PrisbreyCA UtahUSA2026-03-19ImpliedNone reportedCase summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
RvVb-A-2526-0597RvVbBelgium2026-03-19ChatGPTNone reportedCase summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Salah v. Peel Condominium CorporationONCATCanada2026-03-19ImpliedWarningNone reportedNo source on file
Daniel Gentry v. Calvin Thompson et al.E.D. LouisianaUSA2026-03-20ChatGPTMonetary sanction & formal admonishment1250 USDCase summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Hessert v. Hessert & Wieland-PulayyaCA Florida (6d)USA2026-03-20ImpliedOrder to show CauseNone reportedCase summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Lalita MASIH v. Minister of Citizenship and ImmigrationIADCanada2026-03-20ImpliedNone reportedCase summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
National Indigenous Fisheries Institute v. Canada AGFederal CourtCanada2026-03-20ImpliedAdverse Costs Order1 CADCase summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Pamela Blair v. Sanctuary Bluff Homeowners Association, Inc., et al.CA KentuckyUSA2026-03-20UnidentifiedBrief struckNone reportedCase summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Prososki v. ReganSC NebraskaUSA2026-03-20UnidentifiedAppellant's brief stricken; appellant's appeal dismissed; Bar referral; SuspensionNone reportedCase summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
State v. ColemanCA OhioUSA2026-03-20ChatGPTMonetary Sanction; Bar Referral; Counsel disqualified in this case; Order to notify the judgment in other cases; CLE; Letter of apology2000 USDCase summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Ben-Cohen v. Municipality of Ramat GanSupreme CourtIsrael2026-03-22ImpliedAdverse Costs Order30000 ILSCase summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Ben Cohen v. Ramat GanSupreme CourtIsrael2026-03-22ImpliedCosts30000 ILSCase summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Kibbutz Beit Nir v. Ronen MarcianoNational Labor CourtIsrael2026-03-22UnidentifiedMonetary Penalty2500 ILSCase summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Couvrette v. WisnovskyD. OregonUSA2026-03-23UnidentifiedBriefs struck; Monetary sanction (15.5k); Adverse costs order (94.7k); claims dismissed with prejudice110204 USDCase summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Endure Industries, Inc. v. Defense Health AgencyASBCAUSA2026-03-23UnidentifiedWarningNone reportedCase summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Gregory Hardy v. K. Jones, et al.E.D. MichiganUSA2026-03-23UnidentifiedWarningNone reportedCase summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Iyer v NazirCA AlbertaCanada2026-03-23ImpliedWarningNone reportedCase summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Jane Doe, et al. v. Lincoln Consolidated Schools, et al.E.D. MichiganUSA2026-03-23ImpliedAdverse Costs OrderNone reportedCase summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Nicholas and Barbara Moulder v. Davis School District (on behalf of M.M.)D. UtahUSA2026-03-23UnidentifiedCLE; Monetary Sanction1525 USDCase summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Singh v. Director of the Residential Tenancy BranchSC British ColumbiaCanada2026-03-23ImpliedDismissedNone reportedCase summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Stafford v. Andrew Taffet, et al.D. OregonUSA2026-03-23ImpliedNone reportedCase summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
F.J.L v T.G.OHigh CourtSouth Africa2026-03-24None reportedSource (saflii.org)
Jorge A. Zea v. National Association of REALTORSS.D. FloridaUSA2026-03-24UnidentifiedWarningNone reportedCase summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Kevin Lee Biglow v. Dell Technologies Inc.10th Cir. CAUSA2026-03-24ImpliedWarningNone reportedCase summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Segui v. MonizD. ArizonaUSA2026-03-24ImpliedOrder to Show CauseNone reportedCase summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Tribunale di Mantova, Sentenza n. 165/2026Trib. MantovaItaly2026-03-24ImpliedMonetary Fine; Adverse Costs Order4500 EURCase summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
E53 and The University of Queensland [2026] QICmr 48 (25 March 2026)Queensland ICmrAustralia2026-03-25ImpliedWarningNone reportedCase summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Elilton Alves Gouveia v. Meridian Financial InvestmentsCA Florida (4th)USA2026-03-25ImpliedWarning (and a limerick)None reportedCase summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Fecteau v. Safety National Casualty CorporationS.D. New YorkUSA2026-03-25ImpliedNone reportedCase summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Hong Chris Lu v. Capital One, N.A., et al.N.D. OhioUSA2026-03-25ImpliedFactor in dismissing the case with prejudiceNone reportedCase summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Jared Ashcraft v. First-Citizens Bank and Trust Company, et al.C.D. CaliforniaUSA2026-03-25ImpliedWarningNone reportedCase summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Michael A. DeVita v. Midtown Motors, et al.M.D. AlabamaUSA2026-03-25ImpliedCase dismissed without prejudiceNone reportedCase summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Anthony Wallace v. PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, et al.D. NevadaUSA2026-03-26ImpliedWarningNone reportedCase summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Baker v. Rastelli Foods LLCD. New JerseyUSA2026-03-26ImpliedOrder to provide PDF copies of cited case; Order to Show CauseNone reportedCase summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Curry v. Capital One Auto FinanceE.D. North CarolinaUSA2026-03-26ImpliedLeave to amend deniedNone reportedCase summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Guerin v. O'DohertyCourt of Appeal (Ireland)Ireland2026-03-26UnidentifiedWarningNone reportedCase summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Mission Critical Project Services, Inc.GAOUSA2026-03-26ImpliedWarningNone reportedCase summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Ryan Adam Dixon v. MultiCare Health System (2)W.D. WashingtonUSA2026-03-26ImpliedWarningNone reportedCase summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
State National Insurance Company, Inc. v. Damon Treadwell, et al.N.D. AlabamaUSA2026-03-26ChatGPT; OpenCasePublic reprimand; Order NotificationNone reportedCase summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
The Advocates for Human Rights and L.H.M. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security, et al.D. MinnesotaUSA2026-03-26ImpliedNone reportedCase summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Amtrust North America o/b/o Justin McGinness v. Liberty Mutual Insurance CompanySC New JerseyUSA2026-03-27ImpliedMonetary Sanction; Adverse Costs; CLE (recommended)1000 USDCase summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Andrea K. Tantaros v. Fox News Network, LLC, et al.S.D. New YorkUSA2026-03-27ImpliedWarningNone reportedSource (reason.com)
McCarthy v. U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration3rd Cir. CAUSA2026-03-27UnidentifiedReprimand; Notification to other courts and the National Disciplinary Data BankNone reportedCase summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Patrick C. Shaltry, I v. Brent Benzing, et al.E.D. MichiganUSA2026-03-27ImpliedWarningNone reportedCase summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Pizzimenti v. City of Detroit, et al.E.D. MichiganUSA2026-03-27ImpliedWarningNone reportedCase summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Plaintiff v. DefendantSC ConnecticutUSA2026-03-27ImpliedWarningNone reportedNo source on file
Rushing v. Turner19th JD, LouisianaUSA2026-03-27EVEAttorney ApologisedNone reportedCase summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
76 Route 6 Holdings Inc. v. Town of Yorktown, NYS.D. New YorkUSA2026-03-30ImpliedAdmonishmentNone reportedCase 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.