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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
1,902
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.

6 cases match these filters · page 1 of 1

CaseCourtJurisdictionJudgeDecidedAI toolOutcomePenaltySource
John Coulsto et al. v ElliottThe High CourtIreland2024-12-10impliedCourt rejected the submission as fallaciousNone reportedCase summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Reddan & An Bord Pleanála v. Trustees of Nenagh Golf ClubIreland2025-03-13UnidentifiedApplication for Judicial Review Denied; Express Judicial Rebuke for Misuse of AINone reportedCase summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Malone & Anor v Laois County Council & OrsHigh CourtIreland2025-06-23ImpliedWarningNone reportedCase summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Fernando Oliveira v Ryanair DACWorkplace Relations CommissionIreland2025-10-01UnidentifiedConduct described as abuse of processNone reportedCase summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Juerg von Geitz v. Kieran Kelly & OrsCA IrelandIreland2026-03-16ImpliedNone reportedCase summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Guerin v. O'DohertyCourt of Appeal (Ireland)Ireland2026-03-26UnidentifiedWarningNone 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.