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AI Legal Sanction Case Database

Name: AI Legal Sanction Case Database
Creator: Citation Safe
License: https://citationsafe.com/terms

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: 1,902
Courts covered: 396
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.

1,295 cases match these filters · page 7 of 26

Case	Court	Jurisdiction	Judge	Decided	AI tool	Outcome	Penalty	Source
Appeals of Huffman Construction, LLC	ASBCA	USA	—	2025-10-23	Unidentified	Reply brief struck in its entirety	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
In re: Sanctions Order of Kenney	CA Louisiana	USA	—	2025-10-23	ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Google	Costs order, 3 hours CLE on ethical use of generative AI, referral to Office of Disciplinary Counsel	1368 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Lin v. Leal	California SC	USA	—	2025-10-23	Implied	Order to Show Cause	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
McCaster v. United States	Court of Federal Claims	USA	—	2025-10-23	Implied	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Crowder v. Yussman	CA Kentucky	USA	—	2025-10-24	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Anderson v. Akam Associates, Inc.	SC New York	USA	—	2025-10-27	Implied	Upcoming Sanctions	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Green Building Initiative, Inc. v. Stephen R. Peacock & Green Globe Limited	D. Oregon	USA	—	2025-10-27	Copilot	Show Cause Order	None reported	Source (reason.com)
In re: Sherry Ann McGann	D. Colorado (Bankruptcy)	USA	—	2025-10-27	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Jayroe v. Progressive Casualty Insurance Company	N.D. Texas	USA	—	2025-10-27	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
U.S. Bank National Association v. Richmond	D. Maine	USA	—	2025-10-27	Implied	Show Cause Order	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
In re: Loletha Hale, Esq. (Boston v. Williams)	N.D. Georgia	USA	—	2025-10-28	Implied	Order to notify clients; Order to file this opinion in all new cases for five years	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Ryan Andrew Nelson v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company	S.D. Georgia	USA	—	2025-10-28	Unidentified	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Sehra Waheed v. SM 1 MMS, LLC, et al.	S.D. New York	USA	—	2025-10-28	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Villasenor v. Ralphs Grocery Co.	California SC	USA	—	2025-10-28	Unidentified	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Joy Wilson v. KIPP Texas, Inc.	N.D. Texas	USA	—	2025-10-29	ChatGPT	Costs Order; 2h of CLE	1 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Mezu v. Mezu	CA Maryland	USA	—	2025-10-29	ChatGPT	Referral to Attorney Grievance Commission	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Robert Cole Stemkowski Goldman v. Arizona Board of Regents	D. Arizona	USA	—	2025-10-29	Implied	Show Cause Order	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Ronald H. Foster v. Author Success Publishing, et al.	M.D. Alabama	USA	—	2025-10-29	Implied	Show Cause Order	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Clifford Robert Cummings v. The Estate of Forrest Fenn	D. New Mexico	USA	—	2025-10-30	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
In re: Pamela Williams	N.D. Georgia (Bankruptcy)	USA	—	2025-10-30	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
In re: the Marriage of Melinda Johnson v. Sabastian Johnson	CA Indiana	USA	—	2025-10-30	ChatGPT	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
In re: Tracy Johnson	CA Texas	USA	—	2025-10-30	Implied	Warning	None reported	No source on file
Lareina A. Sauls v. Pierce County, et al.	W.D. Washington	USA	—	2025-10-30	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Nonnie Berg v. United Airlines, Inc. (1)	D. Colorado	USA	—	2025-10-30	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Safe Choice, LLC v. City of Cleveland	N.D. Ohio	USA	—	2025-10-30	Amicus (Casemine)	Monetary Sanction; Referral to the Bar; Order to serve decision on clinet;	7500 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Warner v. Gilbarco, Inc.	E.D. Michigan	USA	—	2025-10-30	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Attorney Disciplinary Board v. Richard Louis Pazdernik, Jr.	Iowa SC Attorney Disciplinary Board	USA	—	2025-10-31	ChatGPT	Public reprimand	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
County of Los Angeles v. Neill Francis Niblett	CA California	USA	—	2025-10-31	Unidentified	Show Cause Order	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Kaleb Alexander Hoosier v. Executive Centre Association, et al.	D. Hawai‘i	USA	—	2025-10-31	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
State ex rel. Soretha Marie Eldridge v. Judge Ashley Kilbane	CA Ohio	USA	—	2025-10-31	Unidentified	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
I.H. v. O.K.	CA Indiana	USA	—	2025-11-03	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Isaacs v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	D. New Jersey	USA	—	2025-11-03	ChatGPT	Court required counsel to certify completion of an AI seminar	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Wheat v. Vichie	SC New York	USA	—	2025-11-03	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Alaya Coleman v. RPF-Somers Investors, LLC, et al.	E.D. Wisconsin	USA	—	2025-11-04	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Borsody v. Frontier Heritage Communities	D. Kansas	USA	—	2025-11-04	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Lnu, et al. v. Bondi	CA California	USA	—	2025-11-04	Implied	Show Cause Order	None reported	No source on file
Todd E. Glass v. Foley & Lardner LLP	W.D. Wisconsin	USA	—	2025-11-04	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Xavier Jamal Smith v. Santander Consumer USA Inc.	N.D. Indiana	USA	—	2025-11-04	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Coleman & Lewis v. PNC Bank, N.A.	D. Nevada	USA	—	2025-11-05	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Lowrey v. City of Rio Rancho et al. (1)	D. New Mexico	USA	—	2025-11-05	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
David Angel Sifuentes, III v. Christian Brothers Automotive	W.D. Michigan	USA	—	2025-11-06	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Jamison Warfield v. W.N. Morehouse Truck Line, Inc.	E.D. Tennessee	USA	—	2025-11-06	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Kheir v. Titan Team, The Money Source Inc., and Auction.com	S.D. Texas (Bankruptcy)	USA	—	2025-11-06	Unidentified	Costs Order; 6 hours CLE on generative AI; provide order to client; Bar referral.	1 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Sanchez v. Chedraui USA, Inc.	California SC	USA	—	2025-11-06	Implied	Order to Show Cause	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Travis C. Mills et al. v. Rocket Mortgage LLC et al.	W.D. Louisiana	USA	—	2025-11-06	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Interest of M. O. W.	CA Texas, Austin	USA	—	2025-11-07	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
James Andrew Grimmer v. Citibank, N.A.	D. Minnesota	USA	—	2025-11-07	Unidentified	Complaint dismissed with prejudice	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Marc Henri David v. George Chiala Farms, Inc.	N.D. California	USA	—	2025-11-07	Implied	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Rivera Carrasquillo v. USA	D. Puerto Rico	USA	—	2025-11-07	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Wade v. Traincareconsult, Inc	SC California	USA	—	2025-11-07	Implied	Order to Show Cause	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)

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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.