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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: 1,898
Courts covered: 393
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.

1,898 cases match these filters · page 18 of 38

Case	Court	Jurisdiction	Judge	Decided	AI tool	Outcome	Penalty	Source
Merz v. City of Kalama	W.D. Washington	USA	—	2026-02-13	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Nydia Rosario v. Liberty Mutual Personal Insurance Company	E.D. Pennsylvania	USA	—	2026-02-13	Implied	Obligation to share decision with firm	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Andre Legarza v. Northern Star (Alaska), Inc.	D. Alaska	USA	—	2026-02-12	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
City of Dickinson v. Helgeson	SC North Dakota	USA	—	2026-02-12	Implied	Monetary Sanction	500 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
CVTEK, LLC (B-423943; B-423943.2)	GAO	USA	—	2026-02-12	Westlaw CoCounsel	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Ploni v. Log-On Software Ltd. et al.	Regional Labor Court of Tel Aviv-Jaffa	Israel	—	2026-02-12	Implied	Monetary Sanction	2500 ILS	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
RYJZ and Commissioner of Taxation (Taxation)	ART Australia	Australia	—	2026-02-12	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Seifert v. Nationstar Mortgage LLC, et al.	D. Idaho	USA	—	2026-02-12	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
TQJ, LLC v. Jennifer Esquivel et al.	C.D. California	USA	—	2026-02-12	Implied	Order to Show Cause	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Virgil v. Experian Information Solutions, et al.	S.D. Indiana	USA	—	2026-02-12	Implied	Magistrate recommended Monetary Sanction and Bar Referral	1	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Alamleh c. R.	SC Quebec	Canada	—	2026-02-11	Unidentified	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Flora Chumpitaz-Morales v. Pamela J. Bondi	10th Cir. CA	USA	—	2026-02-11	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Jones v. Family Court at Whangarei	Supreme Court	New Zealand	—	2026-02-11	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Keith Powell v. Employment Dep. & First Congregational Church of Portland	CA Oregon	USA	—	2026-02-11	Unidentified	Monetary Sanction	500 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Thomas Carl Dodds, Jr. v. Carrie Bridges	10th Cir. CA	USA	—	2026-02-11	ChatGPT	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Abdul Rahim Seidu v Minister of Citizenship and Immigration	Federal Court (Canada)	Canada	—	2026-02-10	Implied	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Caso No. 0000140/2025-00	TSJ Gran Canaria (Spain)	Spain	—	2026-02-10	Unidentified	Monetary Sanction; Bar Referral	420 EUR	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
H.F. v. State	CC New York	USA	—	2026-02-10	Implied	Brief Partly Struck; Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Labonte v. Bokf, et al.	D. Colorado	USA	—	2026-02-10	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Matter of Zareh	SC New York	USA	—	2026-02-10	ChatGPT	Respondent publicly censured	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Morcos v Bayside Council	IRC New South Wales	Australia	—	2026-02-10	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
N. 4203/2025 R.G.	TO Verona	Italy	—	2026-02-10	Implied	Monetary Sanction	1800 EUR	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Processo nº 986/23.7GAFAF.G1	TR Guimarães	Portugal	—	2026-02-10	Implied	Adverse Costs Order; Bar Referral	1 EUR	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Tabitha Alberti v. District of Columbia	D. DC	USA	—	2026-02-10	Unidentified	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
United States v. Clint Travis Rodgers	W.D. Missouri	USA	—	2026-02-10	Implied	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Ave. Capital Group, LLC v. Strum	SC New York	USA	—	2026-02-09	Implied	Order to Show Cause	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Bettis v. Gaston	N.D. Illinois	USA	—	2026-02-09	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Daniel James Cummins v. Moises Becerra	E.D. California	USA	—	2026-02-09	Implied	Order to Show Cause	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Jorgensen v JML Rose Pty Ltd (Security for Costs)	Federal Court of Australia	Australia	—	2026-02-09	Implied	Order for security for costs	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Kusmin L. Amarsingh v. Frontier Airlines, Inc.	10th Cir. CA	USA	—	2026-02-09	ChatGPT	Monetary Sanction; Bar Referral	1000 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Nelson L. Bruce v. The United States	D. South Carolina	USA	—	2026-02-09	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Peter L. Clinco v. Commissioner	US Tax Court	USA	—	2026-02-09	Implied	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
[Plaintiff] v. Webb Chevrolet, Inc., et al.	CA Illinois	USA	—	2026-02-09	Implied	Order to show cause	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Valve Corporation v. Rothschild et al.	W.D. Washington	USA	—	2026-02-09	Implied	Order to show cause	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
David Angel Sifuentes, III v. Capital One	10th Cir. CA	USA	—	2026-02-06	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Mutugu v. Kiaraho	CA Indiana	USA	—	2026-02-06	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Nonnie Berg v. United Airlines, Inc. (3)	D. Colorado	USA	—	2026-02-06	Unidentified	Filing restriction	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Raul Gonzales Davila v. Roblen	D. Connecticut	USA	—	2026-02-06	Unidentified	CLE	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Ravi Kadiyala v. Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing et al.	N.D. Illinois	USA	—	2026-02-06	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
State v. Garrett	CC Wisconsin	USA	—	2026-02-06	Implied	Case dismissed without prejudice	None reported	Source (wcca.wicourts.gov)
Applicant v. BC College of Physicians and Surgeons	HPRB	Canada	—	2026-02-05	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Application by Pennisi	Fair Work Commission	Australia	—	2026-02-05	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Arkansas DHS v. April Ward and Minor Child Respondents	SC Arkansas	USA	—	2026-02-05	Copilot	Report to Office of Professional Conduct and Counsel dismissal	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Flycatcher v. Affable Avenue	S.D. New York	USA	—	2026-02-05	NotebookLM; vLex; Paxton AI	Brief Struck; Default Judgment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
In re: Snowflake, Inc., Data Security Breach Litigation	J.P.M.L.	USA	—	2026-02-05	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Nº 5734510-54.2025.8.09.0051	TJ Goiás	Brazil	—	2026-02-05	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Ericka Holmes v. The University of Texas at Austin	W.D. Texas	USA	—	2026-02-04	Implied	Show Cause Order	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
In re the Matter of: Abius Rosas Carreon	CA Arizona	USA	—	2026-02-04	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Joann LeDoux v. Outliers, Inc.	W.D. Washington	USA	—	2026-02-04	ChatGPT, Claude	Order to Show Cause	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Kenneth Merritt v. American Home Shield	CA Tennessee	USA	—	2026-02-04	Implied	Related issues waived on appeal	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.