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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niyonkuru v Early Childhood Regulatory Authority, Department of Education | Queensland CAT | Australia | — | 2026-07-15 | Implied | — | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Emmanuel Tischler v Avada Traffic Pty Ltd | Fair Work Commission - Full Bench | Australia | — | 2026-07-16 | Google AI | Permission to appeal refused; no professional sanction imposed. | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Shahin v Industrial Relations Secretary on behalf of Multicultural NSW (No.2) | Industrial Relations Commission (NSW) | Australia | — | 2026-07-21 | Unidentified | Adverse Inferences | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Asif v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2026] FedCFamC2G 1402 | FedCFamC2G (Division 2) | Australia | — | 2026-07-22 | ChatGPT | Application dismissed; Applicant ordered to pay First Respondent's costs of 9,097.93; Court criticised AI-generated submissions and noted possibility of above-scale costs due to AI hallucinations. | 1 | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Asif v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship | FedCFam | Australia | — | 2026-07-22 | ChatGPT | Higher costs because of AI misuse | 1 AUD | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Pravesh Koonjah v GPC Asia Pacific Pty Ltd | Fair Work Commission | Australia | — | 2026-07-23 | Implied | — | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Abudahou v Metro Finance Pty Ltd | Federal Court | Australia | — | 2026-08-05 | Implied | — | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Ms Wayan Buschman v Good To Great Schools Australia | Fair Work Commission | Australia | — | 2026-08-06 | Unidentified | Admonishment | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Egan v Commonwealth of Australia [2026] FCA 1104 | Federal Court of Australia | Australia | — | 2026-08-11 | Unidentified | Court noted and rejected AI-generated erroneous quotations and citations, ignored the applicant's unsolicited post-hearing email, allowed summary judgment for the Respondent; no professional sanction or monetary penalty imposed. | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Egan v Commonwealth of Australia | Federal Court | Australia | — | 2026-08-11 | Unidentified | — | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Heywood v State of Queensland (Department of Education) | Queensland IRC | Australia | — | 2026-08-24 | Implied | Admonishment | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| MFRD and National Disability Insurance Agency | ARTA | Australia | — | 2026-08-26 | Implied | Warning | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Dey v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship (No 2) | Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) | Australia | — | 2026-09-14 | Unidentified | Personal costs order of AUD 9,600 against the lawyer; no referral to the regulator; lawyer publicly named and reprimanded through the reasons and orders. | 1 | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Neill-Fraser v Tasmania Parole Board | Supreme Court of Tasmania | Australia | — | 2026-09-15 | Unidentified | Gag-order condition set aside | None reported | Source (perthnow.com.au) |
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.