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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 12 of 38

Case	Court	Jurisdiction	Judge	Decided	AI tool	Outcome	Penalty	Source
In re Prince Global Holdings Limited, et al.	S.D. New York (Bankruptcy)	USA	—	2026-04-18	Unidentified	Firm apologised	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Robert Harris v. Elementis Specialties, Inc.	C.D. California	USA	—	2026-04-17	Unidentified	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Jamie Lee Saunders v. Albertsons/Safeway, LLC	D. Colorado	USA	—	2026-04-16	Unidentified	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
RVVB-2526-0701 (RvVb, 16-04-2026)	RvVb	Belgium	—	2026-04-16	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Amit Arora v Canadian National Railway	Federal Court	Canada	—	2026-04-15	Unidentified	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Fofanah v. Rockwall Rental Properties	CA Texas (5d)	USA	—	2026-04-15	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Matter of: LOGMET LLC, B-423066.2	GAO	USA	—	2026-04-15	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Nelson v. Derry	Minnesota	USA	—	2026-04-15	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Stance Strong and Kinisha Strong v. Zubha Pop Foods LLC d/b/a Popeyes Chicken	CA Illinois (1d)	USA	—	2026-04-15	Centient AI	Brief Struck	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Brian Smith v. TD Auto Finance LLC, et al.	N.D. Mississippi	USA	—	2026-04-14	Unidentified	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Cynthia White v. Walmart, Inc.	S.D. Indiana	USA	—	2026-04-14	Unidentified	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
H.B. v. Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario	HRTO	Canada	—	2026-04-14	Implied	Ordered applicant to provide digital copies of all case law they intend to rely on	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Langen v. The Owners, Strata Plan EPS5455	BC CRT	Canada	—	2026-04-14	Implied	Dismissed	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Michael T-Alexander v. Michelle Baass et al.	CA California (6d)	USA	—	2026-04-14	Implied	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Shaw v. City of Portola, et al.	E.D. California	USA	—	2026-04-14	Implied	Order to Show Cause	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Zand v. Sukumar	CA California (1d)	USA	—	2026-04-14	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Allen v. Hunt	N.D. Illinois	USA	—	2026-04-13	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Mutzarei Hashmal v. Beer Ya'akov	Ashdod Magistrate Court	Israel	—	2026-04-13	Unidentified	Monetary Sanction	5000 ILS	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
State of Ohio v. Abdullah M. Alqahtani	3d Dist	USA	—	2026-04-13	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Bruno Roberto Rodriguez v. Kathryn Louise Rodriguez	CA Florida (6d)	USA	—	2026-04-10	Unidentified	Order to Show Cause	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Steven Nemec v. Kelsey Kanoelani Alao and Alyssa Jade Alao	D. Oregon	USA	—	2026-04-10	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Harry v. Arie Jan	Amsterdam Entreprise Chamber	Netherlands	—	2026-04-09	Unidentified	—	None reported	No source on file
Ifeoma Delliane Chinedu Obi v. Cook County, Illinois, et al. (1)	N.D. Illinois	USA	—	2026-04-09	Unidentified	Brief Struck; Monetary Sanction	4999 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
In re Troylond Malon Wise	W.D. Louisiana (Bankruptcy)	USA	—	2026-04-09	Unidentified	Monetary sanction; CLE on AI; barred until compliance; Brief struck	2750 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Madame [W] [Y] c. CPAM du Loiret	TJ Orléans	France	—	2026-04-09	Implied	Rejected requests and condemned claimant to costs	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Robert S. Hulvat v. Juli Gumina, STG Divorce Law, and Jennifer B. Hulvat	CA Illinois (3d)	USA	—	2026-04-09	Unidentified	Monetary Sanction	3178 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Agravo de Instrumento Nº 0104033-49.2025.8.16.0000	TJPR, 13ª CC	Brazil	—	2026-04-08	Implied	Court found the use of nonexistent or mischaracterized jurisprudence constituted litigância de má-fé; imposed a fine of 1% of the updated value of the cause and ordered communication to OAB/PR for possible disciplinary follow-up.	1	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
James C. Young; Tahnee R. Young v. Happy Money	8th Cir. CA (Bankruptcy)	USA	—	2026-04-08	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Joseph C. Zoghaib v. Societe Generale De Banque Au Liban, et al.	S.D. Florida	USA	—	2026-04-08	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Nº 0104033-49.2025.8.16.0000	TJ Parana	Brazil	—	2026-04-08	Implied	Monetary Fine; Bar Referral	15897 BRL	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Pleasant v. Burns	N.D. Alabama	USA	—	2026-04-08	Implied	Order to Show Cause	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
ZBDD AND Commissioner of Taxation (Taxation) [2026] ARTA 553	ARTA	Australia	—	2026-04-08	Unidentified	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Blackburn v. United States	W.D. Oklahoma	USA	—	2026-04-07	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Decision No. 353/24R	WSIAT	Canada	—	2026-04-07	Implied	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Nancy Parkinson v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review	Cmwlth Pennsylvania	USA	—	2026-04-07	Implied	Affirmed	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
RvV X / IX	Raad voor Vreemdelingenbetwistingen	Belgium	—	2026-04-07	Implied	Bar Referral	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Sims v. Souily-Lefave (1)	D. Nevada	USA	—	2026-04-07	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Thanh Nguy v. Jabil Inc.	N.D. California	USA	—	2026-04-07	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Gamez v. County of Fresno	E.D. California	USA	—	2026-04-06	Implied	Order to Show Cause	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Hardy v. Genesee County Community Action Resource Department, et al. (2)	E.D. Michigan	USA	—	2026-04-06	Unidentified	Brief Struck	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
In re: Philips Recalled CPAP, Bi-Level PAP, and Mechanical Ventilator Products Liability Litigation (Gravelyn)	J.P.M.L.	USA	—	2026-04-06	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
James Jordan v. USA, Clinicas Del Camino Real, Inc., et al.	C.D. California	USA	—	2026-04-06	Implied	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Kelly Bartholomew v. Public Utility Commission of Oregon	CA Oregon	USA	—	2026-04-06	Unidentified	Judicial review dismissed due to submission of fabricated case citations	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Viral Bhagat v. Anuja Sharad Shah	S.D. New York	USA	—	2026-04-06	Implied	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Wendy Wolkenstein and Rebecca Knepp v. Dan Heinrich and Samual Tillery	D. Nevada	USA	—	2026-04-06	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Ellen Michaelis v. Wilmington Savings Fund Society	SC New York	USA	—	2026-04-03	—	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
In re: Kathleen A Rabon	D. Connecticut (Bankruptcy)	USA	—	2026-04-03	Implied	Show Cause Order	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Kleyman Law Group, P.C. v. James Kaloidis	SC New York	USA	—	2026-04-03	Implied	Sanctions	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Modern Floor Specialists, Inc. et al. v. City of Los Angeles et al.	C.D. California	USA	—	2026-04-03	Implied	Order to Show Cause	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Najafpir v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.	N.D. California	USA	—	2026-04-03	Implied	Claim dismissed with prejudice	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.