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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: 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.

1,429 cases match these filters · page 13 of 29

Case	Court	Jurisdiction	Judge	Decided	AI tool	Outcome	Penalty	Source
Joel A. Rivera v. Triad Properties Corporation, et al.	N.D. Alabama	USA	—	2026-03-31	ChatGPT	Public Reprimand; Disqualification; Bar Referral; Publication and Notice of Order; Adverse Costs Order	35603 USD	Source (reason.com)
Leonard Colbert v. County of Riverside	C.D. California	USA	—	2026-03-31	Implied	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Mohamed Hussain et al. v. Mansoor Quraishi et al.	SC Connecticut	USA	—	2026-03-31	Unidentified	Orde to Explain	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Nguedi v. General Dynamics Information Technology	D. DC	USA	—	2026-03-31	Unidentified	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Quandel Construction Group, Inc. v. Hunt Construction Group, Inc.	S.D. Ohio	USA	—	2026-03-31	Implied	Order to Explain	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Rivera v. Triad Props. Corp.	N.D. Alabama	USA	—	2026-03-31	Implied	Bar Referral; DQ; Adverse Costs Order; 3-month suspension	1 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Rosa Maria Cabrera Thompson v. Seattle Public Schools	W.D. Washington	USA	—	2026-03-31	Implied	Order to Show Cause	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Rushing v. Rushing et al. and Christ Temple Apostolic Church-Fridley	CA Minnesota	USA	—	2026-03-31	Implied	CA greenlighted dismissal of case for AI misuse	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Staley v. City of Elba, et al.	M.D. Alabama	USA	—	2026-03-31	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Zavadovsky v. Republic of Austria, et al.	D. DC	USA	—	2026-03-31	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
76 Route 6 Holdings Inc. v. Town of Yorktown, NY	S.D. New York	USA	—	2026-03-30	Implied	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Beedemariam Kassaw v. Wal-Mart Corporation	W.D. New York	USA	—	2026-03-30	Implied	Brief Struck	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Danuta Dec v. Homeland Security	7th Cir. CA	USA	—	2026-03-30	Implied	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Edward Reynolds v. Progressive Technologies, Inc.	W.D. Tennessee	USA	—	2026-03-30	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Jacobs v. Payward, Inc.	D. Connecticut	USA	—	2026-03-30	Implied	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Megan E. Bryan v. Child Support Enforcement Agency, State of Hawaiʻi	SC Hawaiʻi	USA	—	2026-03-30	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Nicole Olbera, et al. v. Tiara Sykes	CA Indiana	USA	—	2026-03-30	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Randel Edward Page, Jr. v. Apperson Crump	W.D. Tennessee	USA	—	2026-03-30	Unidentified	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Shaun Fleck v. Del-One Federal Credit Union	D. Oregon	USA	—	2026-03-30	Unidentified	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Souza v. City of Fitchburg	D. Massachusetts	USA	—	2026-03-30	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Williams v. Chicago Board Of Education	N.D. Illinois	USA	—	2026-03-30	Implied	Order to Explain	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Yves Hector Vimegnon v. Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc.	D. Oregon	USA	—	2026-03-30	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Amtrust North America o/b/o Justin McGinness v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company	SC New Jersey	USA	—	2026-03-27	Implied	Monetary Sanction; Adverse Costs; CLE (recommended)	1000 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Andrea K. Tantaros v. Fox News Network, LLC, et al.	S.D. New York	USA	—	2026-03-27	Implied	Warning	None reported	Source (reason.com)
McCarthy v. U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration	3rd Cir. CA	USA	—	2026-03-27	Unidentified	Reprimand; Notification to other courts and the National Disciplinary Data Bank	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Patrick C. Shaltry, I v. Brent Benzing, et al.	E.D. Michigan	USA	—	2026-03-27	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Pizzimenti v. City of Detroit, et al.	E.D. Michigan	USA	—	2026-03-27	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Plaintiff v. Defendant	SC Connecticut	USA	—	2026-03-27	Implied	Warning	None reported	No source on file
Rushing v. Turner	19th JD, Louisiana	USA	—	2026-03-27	EVE	Attorney Apologised	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Anthony Wallace v. PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, et al.	D. Nevada	USA	—	2026-03-26	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Baker v. Rastelli Foods LLC	D. New Jersey	USA	—	2026-03-26	Implied	Order to provide PDF copies of cited case; Order to Show Cause	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Curry v. Capital One Auto Finance	E.D. North Carolina	USA	—	2026-03-26	Implied	Leave to amend denied	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Mission Critical Project Services, Inc.	GAO	USA	—	2026-03-26	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Ryan Adam Dixon v. MultiCare Health System (2)	W.D. Washington	USA	—	2026-03-26	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
State National Insurance Company, Inc. v. Damon Treadwell, et al.	N.D. Alabama	USA	—	2026-03-26	ChatGPT; OpenCase	Public reprimand; Order Notification	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
The Advocates for Human Rights and L.H.M. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security, et al.	D. Minnesota	USA	—	2026-03-26	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Elilton Alves Gouveia v. Meridian Financial Investments	CA Florida (4th)	USA	—	2026-03-25	Implied	Warning (and a limerick)	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Fecteau v. Safety National Casualty Corporation	S.D. New York	USA	—	2026-03-25	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Hong Chris Lu v. Capital One, N.A., et al.	N.D. Ohio	USA	—	2026-03-25	Implied	Factor in dismissing the case with prejudice	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Jared Ashcraft v. First-Citizens Bank and Trust Company, et al.	C.D. California	USA	—	2026-03-25	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Michael A. DeVita v. Midtown Motors, et al.	M.D. Alabama	USA	—	2026-03-25	Implied	Case dismissed without prejudice	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Jorge A. Zea v. National Association of REALTORS	S.D. Florida	USA	—	2026-03-24	Unidentified	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Kevin Lee Biglow v. Dell Technologies Inc.	10th Cir. CA	USA	—	2026-03-24	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Segui v. Moniz	D. Arizona	USA	—	2026-03-24	Implied	Order to Show Cause	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Couvrette v. Wisnovsky	D. Oregon	USA	—	2026-03-23	Unidentified	Briefs struck; Monetary sanction (15.5k); Adverse costs order (94.7k); claims dismissed with prejudice	110204 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Endure Industries, Inc. v. Defense Health Agency	ASBCA	USA	—	2026-03-23	Unidentified	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Gregory Hardy v. K. Jones, et al.	E.D. Michigan	USA	—	2026-03-23	Unidentified	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Jane Doe, et al. v. Lincoln Consolidated Schools, et al.	E.D. Michigan	USA	—	2026-03-23	Implied	Adverse Costs Order	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Nicholas and Barbara Moulder v. Davis School District (on behalf of M.M.)	D. Utah	USA	—	2026-03-23	Unidentified	CLE; Monetary Sanction	1525 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Stafford v. Andrew Taffet, et al.	D. Oregon	USA	—	2026-03-23	Implied	—	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.