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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: 2,109
Courts covered: 471
Cases with a reported penalty: 374
USD-denominated penalties: $1,400,706; across 207 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.

229 cases match these filters · page 3 of 5

Case	Court	Jurisdiction	Judge	Decided	AI tool	Outcome	Penalty	Source
14095863 Canada Inc. v Abercrombie & Fitch Trading Co.	Canadian IPO	Canada	—	2026-02-17	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
HDO v MDF	CA Alberta	Canada	—	2026-02-17	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Deblois v. Procureur Général	Federal Court	Canada	—	2026-02-16	Implied	—	None reported	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)
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)
Applicant v. BC College of Physicians and Surgeons	HPRB	Canada	—	2026-02-05	Implied	—	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Patrick Idim Cyprian v. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration	IAD	Canada	—	2026-02-04	Unidentified	Submission withdrawn	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)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)
Rasko v. ICBC	BC CRT	Canada	—	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)
Howse v. Coulton	BC CRT	Canada	—	2026-01-29	Implied	—	None reported	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)
Gu v Fogler Rubinoff	SCJ Ontario	Canada	—	2026-01-23	Unidentified	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Pellegrino v. York Condominium Corporation No. 486	CAT	Canada	—	2026-01-20	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Waddell (Re)	Ontario SCJ	Canada	—	2026-01-20	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Zou v. Miracon Development Inc.	SC British Columbia	Canada	—	2026-01-20	Implied	Monetary Sanction	200 CAD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Amit Arora v. Canadian National Railway	Federal Court	Canada	—	2026-01-19	Implied	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Vasina v. York Condominium Corporation No. 486	ONCAT	Canada	—	2026-01-12	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Alexandra Philomena Brigid Roy v Attorney General of Canada	Federal Court	Canada	—	2026-01-09	Unidentified	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Riley Pollard v UNIFOR Local 324	Ontario LRB	Canada	—	2026-01-06	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Bahrani v Peters	CA Saskatchewan	Canada	—	2026-01-05	Implied	Misuse of AI taken into account in reducing costs owed	3000 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Greenwood v. The Owners, Strata Plan	BC CRT	Canada	—	2026-01-05	Implied	Dismissal of most claims, partial success on lien fee	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Dudak (Re)	SafeRoads Alberta	Canada	—	2026-01-02	ChatGPT	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Chaudhary v. Genest	HRT Ontario	Canada	—	2025-12-29	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
JF v Canada Employment Insurance Commission	Social Security Tribunal	Canada	—	2025-12-24	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Kalala v. Coopérative d'habitation La Fraternité Micheloise	CS Québec	Canada	—	2025-12-23	Implied	Monetary Sanction	500 CAD	Source (canlii.org)
M... G... c. A... C...	QCCS	Canada	—	2025-12-23	Implied	Monetary Sanction	500 CAD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Nelligan O’Brien Payne v Amy French	IP Office	Canada	—	2025-12-19	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Obermann v. ICBC	BC CRT	Canada	—	2025-12-19	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Vicki Boomer v. Hospital Employees' Union and Interior Health Authority	British Columbia LRB	Canada	—	2025-12-16	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Bégin-Létourneau c. Syndicat des spécialistes et professionnels d'Hydro-Québec	TAT	Canada	—	2025-12-15	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
St-Roch c. Andritz Hydro Canada inc.	TAT	Canada	—	2025-12-15	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Huseyin Turgut v The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration	Federal Court (Canada)	Canada	—	2025-12-10	Implied	Withdrawal of arguments based on the disputed citations	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Barrette v Wevers	KB Alberta	Canada	—	2025-12-08	Implied	Adverse Costs	1000 CAD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Balogun v. Wentworth Standard Condominium Corporation No. 382	ONCAT	Canada	—	2025-12-05	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
J.V.E.C. v S.M.D.	KB Saskatchewan	Canada	—	2025-12-04	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Heneghan v. The Owners, Strata Plan 187	BC CRT	Canada	—	2025-12-02	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Internet Sciences Inc v CNSX Markets Inc	CMT Ontario	Canada	—	2025-12-01	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Wang, Fengxi (Re)	Ontario SCJ	Canada	—	2025-12-01	Implied	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Chan v. British Columbia	CA British Columbia	Canada	—	2025-11-28	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Obermann v. Spring Financial Inc.	BC CRT	Canada	—	2025-11-28	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
PL v Minister of Employment and Social Development	Social Security Tribunal	Canada	—	2025-11-28	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
In re Robert Giroux	CS Québec	Canada	—	2025-11-26	Implied	Currently pending appeal	None reported	No source on file
Lessard c. Longuépée	Québec	Canada	—	2025-11-26	ChatGPT	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Syndicat des travailleuses et travailleurs c. Centre L’Autre Maison inc.	Tribunal d'arbitrage (Québec)	Canada	—	2025-11-21	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Walker v. Collingwood General and Marine Hospital	Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario	Canada	—	2025-11-21	Implied	Request for Reconsideration denied	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
R v Wallace	KB New Brunswick	Canada	—	2025-11-20	Implied	Guilty	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
RR v. Fraser Health Authority and others (No.3)	British Columbia HRT	Canada	—	2025-11-20	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
0997510 BC Ltd. v. Area 15, 2025 BCPAAB 20252585	BCPAAB	Canada	—	2025-11-19	Unidentified	Appellant withdrew the unverifiable case references; the Board excluded all portions of the submission relying on the fabricated cases from the evidentiary record and issued a caution; no costs or professional sanctions were imposed.	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
0997510 BC Ltd. v. Area 15	BC PAAB	Canada	—	2025-11-19	Unidentified	Brief partly struck; Warning	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.