Was the sanctioned attorney opposing your firm?
Check their next brief before they file — Opposition Check, $49, no signup. Open Opposition Check →
Get these by email — every new sanction, delivered on the daily 12:00 UTC ingest run.
Free. Full landing page at /sanctions-alert.
Free public database
AI Legal Sanction Case Database
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
- 2,103
- Courts covered
- 396
- Cases with a reported penalty
- 372
- USD-denominated penalties
- $1,361,828
- across 206 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.
2,103 cases match these filters · page 3 of 43
| Case | Court | Jurisdiction | Judge | Decided | AI tool | Outcome | Penalty | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asiedu v. Eastlund | CA Minnesota | USA | — | 2026-09-08 | Unidentified | Monetary Sanction | 2341 USD | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Carter v. City of Buffalo | W.D. New York | USA | — | 2026-09-08 | Implied | Warning | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Ferm v. Cameron | D. Utah | USA | — | 2026-09-08 | Implied | Warning | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| G.P. v. Jose Hernandez Arevalo | W.D. Washington | USA | — | 2026-09-08 | Implied | — | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Philippeaux v. United States, et al. | S.D. New York | USA | — | 2026-09-08 | Implied | — | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| State ex rel. Steven Schnell v. Honorable Rebecca Richardson | CA Missouri | USA | — | 2026-09-08 | Unidentified | Monetary Sanction | 1750 USD | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Vallee v. Libby | SC Maine | USA | — | 2026-09-08 | Unidentified | Order to certify future citations | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| HT v Secretary of State for the Home Department | Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) | UK | — | 2026-09-04 | Implied | — | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Douglas v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Company | D.C. Court of Appeals | USA | — | 2026-09-03 | Google AI | Brief Stricken; Bar Referral | None reported | Source (reason.com) |
| Falkenstein v. Niles | C.D. California | USA | — | 2026-09-03 | Unidentified | Order to Show Cause | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| I SA/Go 210/26 | WSA w Gorzowie Wielkopolskim | Poland | — | 2026-09-03 | Implied | Admonishment | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Registered Trustees of the Assemblies of God Gospel Church International (AGGCI) v Registrar of Societies and Others | High Court of Tanzania, Main Registry, Dodoma | Tanzania | — | 2026-09-03 | Implied | The cited cases and quotations were expunged; counsel was suspended for six months and ordered to publish a written apology, with a further one-month suspension for noncompliance. | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Santos v. Hoboken Public School District, et al. | D. New Jersey | USA | — | 2026-09-03 | Implied | Warning | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Morgan Cole v. Hobby Town Unlimited, Inc. | C.D. Illinois | USA | — | 2026-09-02 | Implied | Monetary Sanction; Bar Referral | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Owings v. Campbell | B.C.S.C. | Canada | — | 2026-09-02 | Unidentified | The court rejected the petitioner’s reliance on Atira Property Management Inc. v. Richardson and dismissed the petition. | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Sea Swivel Inc. v. Shuttleslide LLC, et al. | S.D. Florida | USA | — | 2026-09-02 | CoCounsel | Warning | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Vijay Ghanshyam Gadiya v. Union of India & Anr. | Supreme Court of India | India | — | 2026-09-02 | Implied | The High Court order and Order-in-Original imposing the penalty were set aside; proceedings were remanded for fresh determination by a different officer of the same rank. | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Willie C. Fortune v. CTA Certified Transmission | Missouri CA | USA | — | 2026-09-01 | Implied | Appeal dismissed for pervasive briefing deficiencies, fictitious cases, and inaccurate legal citations. | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Woodley v. Gottschall | SC Pennsylvania | USA | — | 2026-09-01 | Implied | The court identified the citations as nonexistent; the related claims were waived, and the judgment of sentence was affirmed. | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Fleming v. The Owners, Strata Plan LMS 4383 | CRT British Columbia | Canada | — | 2026-08-31 | Implied | — | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Heung Long Sang v Wong Mei Yuen | District Court | Hong Kong | — | 2026-08-31 | Implied | Applications dismissed | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| I OSK 590/26 | NSA | Poland | — | 2026-08-31 | Implied | Authorities disregarded | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services ex rel. Shona L. Williams v. Samuel R. Lee, II | CA Illinois | USA | — | 2026-08-31 | Implied | Dissent would have stricken the brief and dismissed the appeal | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Monsieur [P] [C] v. Caisse Primaire d’Assurance Maladie de Moselle | TJ Metz | France | — | 2026-08-31 | Unidentified | — | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| State of Hawaii v. Cody Presti | Intermediate Court of Appeals of Hawaii | USA | — | 2026-08-31 | Implied | Arguments supported by nonexistent authority were deemed waived; court declined to impose sanctions in this criminal direct appeal though noted sanctions were available under appellate rules. | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Charlie Reyes v. Bryce Bailey, et al. | D. New Mexico | USA | — | 2026-08-28 | Implied | No Sanctions | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Erin Booker v. The Kroger Co. | N.D. Georgia | USA | — | 2026-08-28 | Unidentified | Monetary Sanctions; CLE | 8000 USD | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Estate of Bernie Leynell Nelson v Hurley Medical Center | CA Michigan | USA | — | 2026-08-28 | Implied | — | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Sanja Noble v. WMC Mortgage Corp. et al. | Ill. App. 1st Dist. | USA | — | 2026-08-28 | Implied | Appellate court identified the citation as a hallucination, corrected the authority (pointing to People v. Mott), declined to strike the brief, and refused to consider the unsupported assertion; no professional sanction imposed. | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Adams v. Matrix Providers Inc. et al. | D. Colorado | USA | — | 2026-08-27 | Implied | Admonishment; Monetary Fine | 1000 USD | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Ashmeade v. Amazon.com Services LLC | S.D. New York | USA | — | 2026-08-27 | Unidentified | Warning | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| I OSK 935/26 | NSA | Poland | — | 2026-08-27 | Implied | The NSA dismissed the cassation appeal and criticized the professional lawyer's unverified AI-generated arguments as gross negligence; no separate sanction was imposed. | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Paige Kiser & Ty Kiser v. DeSimone Auto Group et al. | SC Pennsylvania | USA | — | 2026-08-27 | Implied | Admonishment; Issue deemed waived/underdeveloped for appeal. | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Peter Williams, et al. v. Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Board, et al. | N.D. Texas | USA | — | 2026-08-27 | Implied | Admonishment & Warning | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Salloum v. Department of Transportation | CA Colorado | USA | — | 2026-08-27 | Implied | Admonishment & Warning | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Thomas Raynard James v. Detective Kevin Conley, et al. | S.D. Florida | USA | — | 2026-08-27 | Unidentified | Bar Referral | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Varma v. The Bank of New York Mellon | Cal. Ct. App., 4th App. Dist., Div. 2 | USA | — | 2026-08-27 | Unidentified | Sanctions imposed: appellants sanctioned to pay Bank of New York's appellate attorney fees (amount to be determined by the trial court); matter remanded to determine fee award; court forwarded opinion to State Bar for possible investigation. | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Darrin L. Johnson, Jr. v. Nationstar Mortgage LLC, et al. | D. Maryland | USA | — | 2026-08-26 | Implied | Warning | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Fairrow v. Easten | CA Arizona | USA | — | 2026-08-26 | Implied | — | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Krystal Faye Potterf, et al. v. Drew F. Wessels, et al. | E.D. Michigan | USA | — | 2026-08-26 | Unidentified | Warning | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| MFRD and National Disability Insurance Agency | ARTA | Australia | — | 2026-08-26 | Implied | Warning | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Noella P. Turgeon v. FHLMC | D. New Hampshire | USA | — | 2026-08-26 | Implied | Brief Struck | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Tyler Shelbert v. Baxter International, Inc. | N.D. Illinois | USA | — | 2026-08-26 | Implied | Admonishment | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| AndDone, LLC v. Shante Gaines; Reset Financial Group, LLC | W.D. Missouri | USA | — | 2026-08-25 | Implied | Order to Show Cause | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Benjamin v. State | CA Maryland | USA | — | 2026-08-25 | Implied | Admonishment | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Kurelko v. Ballard | D. New Jersey | USA | — | 2026-08-25 | Implied | Admonishment & Warning | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| LPC Commercial Services, LLC v. Ar-Razzaaq Properties, LLC | CA Virginia | USA | — | 2026-08-25 | Implied | Order to complete CLE | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Solicitors Regulation Authority Ltd v Abhishek Kumar | Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal | UK | — | 2026-08-25 | Unidentified | Counsel struck off the Register of Foreign Lawyers | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Heywood v State of Queensland (Department of Education) | Queensland IRC | Australia | — | 2026-08-24 | Implied | Admonishment | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| In the Matter of an Investigation into Implementing Changes to the Renewable Energy Objectives and the Newly Created Carbon-Free Standard Under Minn. Stat. § 216B.1691 | CA Minnesota | USA | — | 2026-08-24 | — | No sanction imposed | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
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.