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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: 1,897
Courts covered: 393
Cases with a reported penalty: 348
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.

1,897 cases match these filters · page 11 of 38

Case	Court	Jurisdiction	Judge	Decided	AI tool	Outcome	Penalty	Source
Ellul v State of Queensland	Queensland IRC	Australia	—	2026-04-29	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
In the Matter of Ikechukwu H. Okorie	5th Cir. CA	USA	—	2026-04-29	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Jane Doe v. Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners	D. Maryland	USA	—	2026-04-29	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Justin Spiehs v. Erik Smith	D. Kansas	USA	—	2026-04-29	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Nisland Asset Investment, LLC v. Carissa Ann Gericke	CA Iowa	USA	—	2026-04-29	Implied	Issues deemed waived for failure to provide valid supporting authority	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Sai Malena Jimenez-Fogarty v. Thomas Fogarty et al.	S.D. New York	USA	—	2026-04-29	LexisNexis	Monetary Sanction; Order to Notice Client	2500 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Abercrombie & Fitch Trading Co. v 14095863 CANADA INC	Trademarks Opposition Board	Canada	—	2026-04-28	Implied	Partial refusal of trademark application	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Anthony C. Hill v. Workday, Inc. (2)	N.D. California	USA	—	2026-04-28	CoCounsel	Admonishment; Monetary Fine; 4 hours live CLE; Order Circulation	1001 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Brandon Rulund Akins v. Tashi Latwon Ratliff, et al.	M.D. North Carolina	USA	—	2026-04-28	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Louis L. Ligon III v. Meta Platforms, Inc.	N.D. California	USA	—	2026-04-28	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Loyer v. Wayne County Michigan et al.	E.D. Michigan	USA	—	2026-04-28	Unidentified	Ordered to attend an ethics seminar and produce proof of attendance	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Mazac v. Muise	NS SC	Canada	—	2026-04-28	Unidentified	Increased Costs Award	1 CAD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Pate v. CMG Mortgage, Inc., et al.	E.D. Tennessee	USA	—	2026-04-28	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Tekoma Chaney v. Transdev Services Inc. et al.	C.D. California	USA	—	2026-04-28	LexisNexis+ (Protégé)	Monetary Sanction; Reporting to other courts	2500 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Tunstall v. Alabama Department of Corrections	N.D. Alabama	USA	—	2026-04-28	Implied	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Ali Behroz Aziz, et al. v. United States of America, et al.	D. Maryland	USA	—	2026-04-27	Implied	Page Limits and Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
In the Matter of the Application of Jonathan David Rinaldi	SC New York	USA	—	2026-04-27	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Marble v. O'Malley	M.D. Pennsylvania	USA	—	2026-04-27	Unidentified	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Margolles v. The Owners, Strata Plan VR 2477	BC CRT	Canada	—	2026-04-27	Implied	Argument ignored	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Moore v. Wireless CCTV LLC	S.D. Texas	USA	—	2026-04-27	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Rhonda L. H.-B. v. Commissioner of Social Security	S.D. New York	USA	—	2026-04-27	Implied	Warning; Refiling Allowed	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Keefe v. BMakin Film Ltd	SC New York	USA	—	2026-04-24	Unidentified	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Laurie Ibach and Mark Stewart v. Bruce Stewart	SC Alabama	USA	—	2026-04-24	Unidentified	Adverse Costs Order; Doubled Costs; Filing Prohibition; Bar Referral	17200 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Ryan-Michael Jarvis v. County of Teton Wyoming	10th Cir. CA	USA	—	2026-04-24	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
United States v. Jose Marquez	5th Cir. CA	USA	—	2026-04-24	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Fatima Meziane v. Abdelouahab Aitouche	CA Maryland	USA	—	2026-04-23	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Gunter v. Contango ORE, Inc., et al.	D. Alaska	USA	—	2026-04-23	Implied	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Joann Crawford v. Buffalo Creek Properties, LLC	CA Texas	USA	—	2026-04-23	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Mrs Sabrena Rodney v Gee'z Micro Bar & Pitstop & Others	County Court at Dudley	UK	—	2026-04-23	Unidentified	SRA Referral	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
O.K., LLC v. Melka	CA California (2d)	USA	—	2026-04-23	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Philip D. Dennison v. June Caudill et al.	S.D. Indiana	USA	—	2026-04-23	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
State of Israel v. Vakrat	Kiryat Gat Magistrate Court	Israel	—	2026-04-23	Implied	Monetary Fine	1000 ILS	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Alishia Monique Jones v. Ahmed Taylor, et al.	E.D. Michigan	USA	—	2026-04-22	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
ARIH Québec c. Santé Québec	Québec CS	Canada	—	2026-04-22	Implied	Arbitral award annulled because the award relied on nonexistent ('hallucinated') authorities.	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Carol L. Williams v. Tracy Honl	CA Oregon	USA	—	2026-04-22	Unidentified	Brief Struck; Adverse Costs Order	8044 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Daniel D’Agostino v. Circle K Stores Incorporated, et al.	D. Arizona	USA	—	2026-04-22	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Disciplinary proceeding - Rol N°23.322-2025	Corte Suprema, Tercera Sala	Chile	—	2026-04-22	Implied	One-month suspension from practice; Monetary Fine	1	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
In re the Marriage of Joanne Rodrigues and Nathan Craig	CA California (6d)	USA	—	2026-04-22	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Krista C. Geddes v. LoanCare, LLC, et al.	E.D. California	USA	—	2026-04-22	Implied	Monetary Sanction; Bar Referral	1000 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Meyer v. Castroville State Bank	Texas Court of Appeals (4th Dist.)	USA	—	2026-04-22	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Primerica Life Insurance Company v. Daniel Vett Finlayson; Michelle Johnson	D. Utah	USA	—	2026-04-22	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Yanling Zhang v. Yanhui Zhang	SC Nevada	USA	—	2026-04-22	Implied	Monetary Fine; Bar Referral; Refusal to file corrected brief	250 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Boonstra v Edmonton (City)	Court of King’s Bench of Alberta	Canada	—	2026-04-21	ChatGPT	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Duc Nam Nguyen v Turk Hava Yollari Anonim Ortakligi (Turkish Airlines)	Fair Work Commission	Australia	—	2026-04-21	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Geha Enterprises Pty Ltd v Deuteronomy 28 Investments Pty Ltd and Registrar General of the ACT	ACT SC	Australia	—	2026-04-21	Unidentified	Leave to represent the corporation refused; interlocutory application dismissed; costs awarded to the plaintiff.	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
In re: María V. Irizarry Centeno; Anissa M. Bonilla Irizarry	TS Puerto Rico	USA	—	2026-04-21	Implied	Admonishment	1000 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Jurkowski v. Berkowitz	SC DC	USA	—	2026-04-21	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Arthur West v. Lower Duwamish Waterway Group	CA Washington	USA	—	2026-04-20	Implied	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Bridgett Watson Adams, et al. v. 3M Company	N.D. Alabama	USA	—	2026-04-20	Implied	Order to Show Cause	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Bunce v. Visual Technology Innovations (2)	E.D. Pennsylvania	USA	—	2026-04-20	Unidentified	Monetary Sanction, Additional CLE	5000 USD	Source (reason.com)

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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.