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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 3 of 38

Case	Court	Jurisdiction	Judge	Decided	AI tool	Outcome	Penalty	Source
Alexander M. v. Frank Bisignano	D. Maine	USA	—	2026-07-28	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Campbell v. TidalHealth, Inc.	D. Maryland	USA	—	2026-07-28	Unidentified	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Grievance Administrator v. Mandy Pecher	Attorney Discipline Board (Michigan)	USA	—	2026-07-28	ChatGPT	Circuit Court denied the challenged motions and imposed $200 per motion in sanctions (total $800) for filing motions containing fabricated or unsupported authorities and barred further filings until sanctions were paid; Grievance Administrator filed a formal disciplinary complaint.	1	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Michael L. Ruiz v. Magellan Financial & Insurance Services (1)	D. Arizona	USA	—	2026-07-28	Claude AI	Order to Show Cause	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Michael L. Ruiz v. Magellan Financial & Insurance Services (2)	D. Arizona	USA	—	2026-07-28	Claude AI	Order to Show Cause	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Owen v. Askew et al.	D. Oregon	USA	—	2026-07-28	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Scott v. Illinois Human Rights Comm’n	CA Illinois	USA	—	2026-07-28	ChatGPT	Monetary Fine; Bar Referral	15000 USD	Source (reason.com)
Toronto Standard Condominium Corporation No. 2143 v. Robibaro	Ontario Condominium Authority Tribunal	Canada	—	2026-07-28	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Transcontinental Realty Investors, Inc., et al. v. Daniel J. Moos	N.D. Texas	USA	—	2026-07-28	Implied	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Ally Bank v. Serge N. Ngouambe	CA Minnesota	USA	—	2026-07-27	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Beslissing in de zaak 26-379/DB/LI/D	Raad van Discipline	Netherlands	—	2026-07-27	LegalPA	Reprimand; Monetary Fine	1250 EUR	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Lichfield v. Kubler; Netflix, Inc.	CA 10th Cir.	USA	—	2026-07-27	Implied	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Ponder v. BCG Equities, LLC	E.D. Michigan	USA	—	2026-07-27	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Brantford (City) v. Doolittle, 2026 ONCJ 440	Ontario Court of Justice (OCJ)	Canada	—	2026-07-24	Unidentified	Court found filings bore hallmarks of AI-generation; ordered procedural restrictions (10-page limit, signed affidavit attesting authorship), gave non-compliant AI-tinged filings little to no weight, warned of sanctions; no monetary or professional sanctions imposed.	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Joann LeDoux v. Outliers, Inc. (1)	W.D. Washington	USA	—	2026-07-24	ChatGPT, Claude	Monetary Sanction	3000 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Joann LeDoux v. Outliers, Inc.	W.D. Washington	USA	—	2026-07-24	ChatGPT, Claude	Monetary Sanction	3000 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Kimberly A. Graves v. Pacific Gas and Electric Company	E.D. California	USA	—	2026-07-24	Implied	Admonishment & Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Lodhia v Twelve Trees	King's Bench	UK	—	2026-07-24	Unidentified	Costs Order; 3-year General Civil Restraint Order; Bar Referral	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Morgan Cole v. Hobby Town Unlimited, Inc.	C.D. Illinois	USA	—	2026-07-24	Implied	Order to Show Cause	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Yoon v. The Owners, Strata Plan NW86	Civil Resolution Tribunal	Canada	—	2026-07-24	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Catarina Almeida Porfirio v. Homeland Security, et al.	D. D.C.	USA	—	2026-07-23	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
CCDP v. Canada AG & Frantz Saint-Jean	Federal Court (Canada)	Canada	—	2026-07-23	Unidentified	Adverse Costs Order	500 CAD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Hagan v. Black Diamond Experts, LLC	D. Utah	USA	—	2026-07-23	Implied	Admonishment & Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Mary C. Graves v. Brian K. Graves	CA Illinois (3d)	USA	—	2026-07-23	Implied	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company v. Kardosh	E.D. Pennsylvania	USA	—	2026-07-23	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Asif v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2026] FedCFamC2G 1402	FedCFamC2G (Division 2)	Australia	—	2026-07-22	ChatGPT	Application dismissed; Applicant ordered to pay First Respondent's costs of 9,097.93; Court criticised AI-generated submissions and noted possibility of above-scale costs due to AI hallucinations.	1	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Asif v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship	FedCFam	Australia	—	2026-07-22	ChatGPT	Higher costs because of AI misuse	1 AUD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Gideon J. Sipin v. The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., et al.	N.D. Alabama	USA	—	2026-07-22	Implied	Order to Show Cause	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
In the Matter of a Hearing by a Panel of the Discipline Committee into the conduct of Denis Sawyer	Law Society of New Brunswick Discipline Committee	Canada	—	2026-07-22	Implied	Notice of Complaint filed	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
N°0035599-44.2017.8.16.0014	TJ Parana	Brazil	—	2026-07-22	Implied	Appeal Dismissed; Bar Referral	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Pamon v. United States Postal Service et al	N.D. Texas	USA	—	2026-07-22	Implied	Monetary Sanction	610 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Rodriguez v. Time Warner Entertainment	SC New York	USA	—	2026-07-22	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Rose Lannquist Gouldy v. Timothy M. Chiasson, et al.	CA Florida (4d)	USA	—	2026-07-22	Implied	Order to show cause to consider barring the pro se litigant from future filings	None reported	Source (reason.com)
以非药品冒充药品案	DC Yichang City (Hubei)	China	—	2026-07-21	Unidentified	Admonishment	None reported	Source (news-qq-com.translate.goog)
Evans v. Robertson (4)	E.D. Michigan	USA	—	2026-07-21	Implied	Briefs (both sides) struck	None reported	Source (reason.com)
Merritt v. Moore	CA Tennessee	USA	—	2026-07-21	Implied	Appeal dismissed and issues deemed waived in part because the brief contained inaccurate authorities	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Khan v. Howard County BAP	CA Maryland	USA	—	2026-07-20	Implied	Briefs partly struck	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Abybatou Mbow v. Officer Michael Mackert et al. (2)	D. Maryland	USA	—	2026-07-17	Implied	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Erik Arthur Otteson v. JPMorgan Chase Bank NA	D. Arizona	USA	—	2026-07-17	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Haddadi et al. v. Soleimani et al., 2026 ONSC 3920	DC Ontario	Canada	—	2026-07-17	Implied	No award of costs as sanctio	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
W.P.(C) 6049/2026 & W.P.(C) 6051/2026	High Court of Delhi	India	—	2026-07-17	Implied	Impugned order set aside and matter remanded for fresh decision	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
בדש נ' אוחנה	Magistrate's Court, Tel Aviv-Jaffa	Israel	—	2026-07-16	Unidentified	False citations struck	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Ammann v. Markel Insurance Company	N.D. Ohio	USA	—	2026-07-16	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Cames et al. v. Lowe's Home Centers	M.D. Florida	USA	—	2026-07-16	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Chryshawna A. and Jeremy Webb v. Sullivan County Assessor	Tax Court Indiana	USA	—	2026-07-16	Implied	Admonishment & Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Giggs v. Michel (dba Soma MD Advanced Medical Aesthetics)	CRT	Canada	—	2026-07-16	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Izzeddin Ahmed Abdulghaffar Daghra v. Steve Hinkley, et al.	W.D. Michigan	USA	—	2026-07-16	Implied	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Lohbeck v. CSL Plasma Inc.	E.D. California	USA	—	2026-07-16	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Shaddai Harris v. Iliac, LLC	CA Texas	USA	—	2026-07-16	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Arrieta v. Cervantes	CA Arizona	USA	—	2026-07-15	Implied	Adverse Costs Order	1	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)

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