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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 17 of 26

Case	Court	Jurisdiction	Judge	Decided	AI tool	Outcome	Penalty	Source
Minjie Zheng v. ICANN	C.D. California	USA	—	2025-12-23	Implied	Monetary Sanction	66129 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Donovan v. Clark County Assessor	Indiana Tax Court	USA	—	2025-12-22	Unidentified	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Levy v. Google LLC	W.D. Washington	USA	—	2025-12-22	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Matter of: KE System Services, Inc.	GAO	USA	—	2025-12-22	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Smith v. Clarence Smith et al.	N.D. New York	USA	—	2025-12-22	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Billups v. Louisville Municipal School District	N.D. Mississippi	USA	—	2025-12-19	Grok	Counsel DQ'd; monetary sanction; obligatory audit of all past filings	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Disability Rights Mississippi v. Palmer Home for Children	N.D Mississippi	USA	—	2025-12-19	Implied	Monetary sanction; CLE requirement; notification to bar and other courts; attorney withdrawal.	20883 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Fantini v. WestRock Services, LLC	D. New Jersey	USA	—	2025-12-19	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Gavin Simpson v. Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC	W.D. Virginia	USA	—	2025-12-19	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Groulx v. CSL Limited	CA Michigan	USA	—	2025-12-19	—	Appeal dismissed	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Patrick Joseph Groulx v CSL Limited	CA Michigan	USA	—	2025-12-19	Implied	Appeal dismissed	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Edward Starski v. Chandler Holderness	CA Colorado	USA	—	2025-12-18	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Gerou v. George, Whitten, and United States	E.D. Wisconsin	USA	—	2025-12-18	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Greenfield One III Gmbh & Co. Kg v. Chaney	Delaware Ch.	USA	—	2025-12-18	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. v. Christina Buenzli	CA California	USA	—	2025-12-18	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Robert Lafayette v. Alex Abrami et al	Vermont SC	USA	—	2025-12-18	Implied	Adverse Costs Order; Pre-Filing Injunction	7361 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Wanyu Zhang v. National Public Radio, Inc.	D. DC	USA	—	2025-12-18	Unidentified	Brief struck; Adverse Costs Order	1 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Wireless Investors LLC v. Semtech Incorporated, et al.	D. Arizona	USA	—	2025-12-18	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Burlingame v. Argo Private Client Group, Ltd. et al.	S.D. New York	USA	—	2025-12-17	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Friend v. Serpa	CA Florida	USA	—	2025-12-17	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Halpern v. Federal Reserve Bank of New York, et al.	N.D. Illinois	USA	—	2025-12-17	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
L.A. Housing Outreach, LLC v. Medoff	CA California	USA	—	2025-12-17	Implied	Reply brief struck; monetary sanction; State Bar referral	5070 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Russel Williams Home Services LLC v. Minleon International (USA) Limited LLC, et al.	M.D. Pennsylvania	USA	—	2025-12-17	Implied	Order to Show Cause	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Angelica E. Cruz et al. v. United States of America	C.D. California	USA	—	2025-12-16	Implied	Order to Show Cause	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Dorsey v. Jones	Delaware Ch.	USA	—	2025-12-16	Implied	Order to certify future filings re: AI	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Holmes Family Trust v. Multnomah County Assessor	Oregon Tax Court	USA	—	2025-12-16	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
In re Ricardo Andres Romeu	CA Texas	USA	—	2025-12-16	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
McMillian v. Zimmer US, Inc	S.D. New York	USA	—	2025-12-16	Unidentified	Adverse Costs Order	9000 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Michael Redwine v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America	W.D. Virginia	USA	—	2025-12-16	Unidentified	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
PRM Group, Inc. v. Paralegal Bootcamp LLC	D. Maryland	USA	—	2025-12-16	Implied	Show Cause Order	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Taylor v. Prince George’s County, Maryland	D. Maryland	USA	—	2025-12-16	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Braica v. Frankowski (Anthony Braica v. Tom Frankowski)	D. Connecticut	USA	—	2025-12-15	Implied	Briefs struck; warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Christina Garcia v. Atwater Elementary Teachers Association	California PERB	USA	—	2025-12-15	Unidentified	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Harvey v. Torrent Leasing & U.S. Bank	D. Nevada	USA	—	2025-12-15	ChatGPT	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Howell Management Services, LLC v. Vashisht-Rota	CA California	USA	—	2025-12-15	Unidentified	Fine and adverse costs order	64235 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Liza Gardner v. Sean Combs, et al.	D. New Jersey	USA	—	2025-12-15	Unidentified	Monetary fine; Bar Referral; Order to serve order to Client	6000 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Robert W. Williams, Sr. v. Assistant District Attorney John R. Canavan, et al.	M.D. Pennsylvania	USA	—	2025-12-15	Unidentified	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Sayali Kulkarni & Abhijit Kulkarni v. Merit Systems Protection Board	CA Federal Circuit	USA	—	2025-12-15	Implied	Affirmed the Board; granted motions to strike the Kulkarnis' informal reply briefs containing the false citations/quotes	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Johnson / Estate of Fisher v. City of Annapolis	D. Maryland	USA	—	2025-12-13	Implied	(Attorney was dismissed by its client)	None reported	Source (reason.com)
Jordan v. Beskrone (In re Prehired LLC)	D. Delaware (Bankruptcy)	USA	—	2025-12-12	Implied	Second Amended Complaint dismissed	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Troy Allen Berg v. Mandi Marie Wondra	D. Oregon	USA	—	2025-12-12	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
McLain v. Board of County Commissioners of Sedgwick County, Kansas, et al.	D. Kansas	USA	—	2025-12-11	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Preston House v. TH Foods, Inc.	D. Nevada	USA	—	2025-12-11	Implied	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
James Fahey v. Wally’s Las Vegas, LLC, et al.	D. Nevada	USA	—	2025-12-10	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Rivard v. Dept. of Corrections	Vermont SC	USA	—	2025-12-10	Implied	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Russell v. Mells	CA Florida	USA	—	2025-12-10	Unidentified	Bar Referral	None reported	Source (reason.com)
Sean Gottlieb v. Adtalem Global Education	N.D. Illinois	USA	—	2025-12-10	Implied	Order to Show Cause	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Sharky’s Sports Bar, et al. v. Village of Mt. Morris, Illinois, et al.	N.D. Illinois	USA	—	2025-12-10	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
South Side Area School District et. al v. Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission	CC Pennsylvania	USA	—	2025-12-10	Implied	—	None reported	No source on file
Christian Dusablon v. Hugh A. Gibbs and Union Logistics, LLC	S.D. New York	USA	—	2025-12-09	Implied	Warning; Order to Certify validity of future citations	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.