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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 19 of 38

Case	Court	Jurisdiction	Judge	Decided	AI tool	Outcome	Penalty	Source
Mitchell Taylor Button & Dusty Button v. Sigrid McCawley	S.D. Florida	USA	—	2026-02-04	Implied	Show Cause Order; Order to certify review of citations	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Offen Petroleum v. L&J Express	D. Arizona	USA	—	2026-02-04	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Patrick Idim Cyprian v. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration	IAD	Canada	—	2026-02-04	Unidentified	Submission withdrawn	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
RSR Road Surface Recycling v Bonnechere Excavating et al.	Ontario SCJ	Canada	—	2026-02-04	Unidentified	Misuse of AI potentially factored into costs	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Sebastian Rako v. VMware LLC (2)	N.D. California	USA	—	2026-02-04	Implied	Required meet-and-confer for AI-use disputes	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Sophia Madigan v. Graco Inc.	D. Minnesota	USA	—	2026-02-04	Unidentified	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
1S REO Opportunity 1, LLC v. 223 Howard LLC	E.D. New York	USA	—	2026-02-03	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Azad Alamgir Kabir v. WebMD	D. New Jersey	USA	—	2026-02-03	Implied	Struck filings; warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Kizzie Sims & Estate of Gregory Neil Davis v. Board of County Commissioners	W.D. Oklahoma	USA	—	2026-02-03	Unidentified	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Pasuengos v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship (No 2)	Federal Circuit and Family Court	Australia	—	2026-02-03	Unidentified	Bar Referral	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Broadwater Tower	Queensland BCCMC	Australia	—	2026-02-02	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Emmanuel S. Yirenkyi v. Angela Hoover	M.D. Pennsylvania	USA	—	2026-02-02	Unidentified	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Lexos Media IP, LLC v. Overstock.com, Inc.	D. Kansas	USA	—	2026-02-02	ChatGPT	Brief struck, monetary sanction, firm compliance	12000 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Ortiz Fatima Cecilia v. Booking.com y otros	JCC de Tucumán	Argentina	—	2026-02-02	Implied	Monetary sanction, bar referral, adverse costs order	620000 ARS	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Yang v. University of Minnesota	CA Minnesota	USA	—	2026-02-02	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Health Care Complaints Commission v Campbell	NSW CAT	Australia	—	2026-01-30	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
PSAHSC v. Tchampet	High Court	UK	—	2026-01-30	Microsoft Co-Pilot	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Rasko v. ICBC	BC CRT	Canada	—	2026-01-30	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
SEC v. Joseph Nantomah et al.	E.D. Wisconsin	USA	—	2026-01-30	Implied	Brief Struck	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Stephen Schaaf v. Nellis Auction Holdings, LLC, et al.	D. Nevada	USA	—	2026-01-30	Implied	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Theoda E. Mills, Jr. v. City of St. Louis, et al.	E.D. Missouri	USA	—	2026-01-30	Implied	Case dismissed with prejudice as a Rule 11 sanction	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Wilcox v. Gingrich	CA Indiana	USA	—	2026-01-30	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Andrey Ivanov & Hometrade Realty Inc. Brokerage v. Uri Kiselman & Viva Solar Inc. (Costs Endorsement)	ON SCSM	Canada	—	2026-01-29	Implied	The court found the submissions contained AI-like hallucinations and ordered the paralegal Ms. Derya Vural to personally pay $2,000 to opposing counsel in trust under Rule 19.06 and s.29 of the Courts of Justice Act.	1	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Ava Naeini v. Confluent Inc.	CA California	USA	—	2026-01-29	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Dana Serine Greene v. GSK PLC	W.D. Washington	USA	—	2026-01-29	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Folarin v. The Immigration Services Commissionner	First-tier Tribunal	UK	—	2026-01-29	ChatGPT	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Howse v. Coulton	BC CRT	Canada	—	2026-01-29	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Roux v. van Greunen	High Court	South Africa	—	2026-01-29	Unidentified	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Abybatou Mbow v. Officer Michael Mackert et al. (1)	D. Maryland	USA	—	2026-01-28	Implied	Order to Show Cause	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Hardy v. Genesee County Community Action Resource Department, et al. (1)	E.D. Michigan	USA	—	2026-01-28	Implied	Two reply briefs stricken; warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Life Together Coaching, LLC	GAO	USA	—	2026-01-28	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Matter of: Bramstedt Surgical Inc.	GAO	USA	—	2026-01-28	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Nonnie Berg v. United Airlines, Inc. (2)	D. Colorado	USA	—	2026-01-28	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
SAS La Volumerie	TA Rennes	France	—	2026-01-28	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Brian Bailey v. Hon. Clark A. Ritchie, et al.	W.D. Virginia	USA	—	2026-01-27	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Cassata v. Michael Macrina Architect, P.C.	SC New York	USA	—	2026-01-27	Implied	Monetary Sanction; Brief struck	10000 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Davidson v PCL Constructors Inc.	HRT Alberta	Canada	—	2026-01-27	Implied	Dismissal of complaint upheld	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Ihor Chopko v. Fidelity National Title Insurance Company	CA Arizona	USA	—	2026-01-27	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Nelson Henry v. Joseph Iannone and James Deacetis	S.D. Florida	USA	—	2026-01-27	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Farag v. Persante et al	M.D. Florida	USA	—	2026-01-26	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Lifetime Well LLC v. IBSpot.com Inc.	E.D. Pennsylvania	USA	—	2026-01-26	Lexis+ AI; LexisNexis Protégé	Monetary Sanction; Order to share opinion with Professional Association	4000	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
MacroCharts Research LLC v. Tony Chou	N.D. California	USA	—	2026-01-26	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Ralph J. Massetti, Jr. v. Greenspring Capital Management, LLC, et al.	S.D. Florida	USA	—	2026-01-26	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Cohen v. Egged Transportation Ltd	Magistrates Court of Jerusalem	Israel	—	2026-01-25	Implied	Order to Amend	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Gummadi Usha Rani v. Sure Mallikarjuna Rao	HC Andhra Pradesh	India	—	2026-01-25	Unidentified	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Tarek Jabarin v. National Insurance Institute	Haifa Regional Labor Court	Israel	—	2026-01-25	Implied	Monetary Penalty	4000 ILS	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Ann K. Cady, Beth L. Corning, and Caron G. Roesler v. Matthew C. O'Malley	CA Wisconsin	USA	—	2026-01-23	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Dennis Thornton v. Flathead County, et al.	D. Montana	USA	—	2026-01-23	Implied	Order to file conventional hard-copy source documents for every cited authority	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Femhealth USA Carafem v. Rickey Nelson Williams	M.D. Tennessee	USA	—	2026-01-23	Implied	Arguments Struck; Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Future Field Solutions, LLC v. Van Norstrand	D. Maryland	USA	—	2026-01-23	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.