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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 4 of 38

Case	Court	Jurisdiction	Judge	Decided	AI tool	Outcome	Penalty	Source
Christine Thomas v. United States Department of Justice, et al.	E.D. North Carolina	USA	—	2026-07-15	Implied	Apologies	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Dineen/Shibata v. Kotchka	Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One	USA	—	2026-07-15	Unidentified	Court struck the inaccurate citations, ordered show-cause, and imposed sanctions: award of appellee's attorneys' fees and costs (under A.R.S. §12-349 and ARCAP 25) related to the hallucinated and misrepresented citations; appellate order affirmed.	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Minhye Park v. Hon. Barrington D. Parker, et al.	S.D. New York	USA	—	2026-07-15	GPT-3.5	Bar Referral	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Mullins v. Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit	W.D. Pennsylvania	USA	—	2026-07-15	Claude	Motion to strike denied	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Rebecca Jean v. Seattle Credit Union	W.D. Washington	USA	—	2026-07-15	Unidentified	Brief Struck; Severe Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
State v. Dixon	CA Oregon	USA	—	2026-07-15	Implied	Citation Struck; Monetary Fine	100 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Valurie Kaye Mettler v. Michigan State Police et al.	CA Indiana	USA	—	2026-07-15	Implied	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Immigration Case	First-Tier Immigration Tribunal	UK	—	2026-07-14	—	—	None reported	Source (theguardian.com)
In re Rosslyn2016, LLC, et al.	S.D. Texas (Bankruptcy)	USA	—	2026-07-14	Westlaw Precision	CLE on generative AI; Civil Contempt; Adverse Costs Order	29877 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Tekway, Inc. v. AT&T Services, Inc.	N.D. Illinois	USA	—	2026-07-14	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Appeal of PDO Ahuska Joint Venture LLC	ASBCA	USA	—	2026-07-13	Implied	Citations struck	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
James F. v. Commissioner of Social Security	E.D. Michigan	USA	—	2026-07-13	Unidentified	CLE	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
M J Molawa and Others v Matjhabeng Local Municipality	Labour Court (Durban)	South Africa	—	2026-07-13	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Paige Warthen v. Barclays Bank Delaware (Warthen I, II, III)	D. Maryland	USA	—	2026-07-13	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Progressive Northern Insurance Company v. Tony Pete Flores, et al.	D. Nevada	USA	—	2026-07-13	Unidentified	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Whyte et al. v. MK United, Inc. et al.	S.D. Florida	USA	—	2026-07-13	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Julia Rose v. Arts Bonita, Inc., et al.	M.D. Florida	USA	—	2026-07-12	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Akerlund v. Atlas Air, Inc., et al.	11th Cir. CA	USA	—	2026-07-10	Implied	Bar Referral	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Birsingh v. Little Wheel, LLC, et al.	M.D. Pennsylvania	USA	—	2026-07-10	Implied	Warning; Case dismissed with prejudice	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Cartagena v. Dixon, Blackburn, and T.A. Blackburn Law (2)	S.D. New York	USA	—	2026-07-10	Unidentified	Motion Struck; Bar Referral	None reported	Source (reason.com)
Cheryl O’Donnell v. Hope Clough	SC Vermont	USA	—	2026-07-10	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Del Biaggio v. Bansen	CA California (4d)	USA	—	2026-07-10	Unidentified	Monetary Sanction	1500 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Holmes v. Cape Meadows Apartments HRMS	E.D. Missouri	USA	—	2026-07-10	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
In re Lisa Cato	D. D.C. (Bankruptcy)	USA	—	2026-07-10	Implied	Motion for Sanctions denied	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
JEAN LUCIEN KIBONDO KILONGOZI v THE MINISTER OF CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION	Federal Court	Canada	—	2026-07-10	Implied	The Court identified the cited authority as non-existent and treated it as unreliable; no professional sanction or monetary penalty was imposed related to the fabricated citation.	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
John P. Chapman v. Officer Decker et al.	S.D. Illinois	USA	—	2026-07-10	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Kilongozi v. Minister for Citizenship	Federal Court	Canada	—	2026-07-10	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Marion Parnell, Jr. v. Florida Department of Corrections	11th Cir. CA	USA	—	2026-07-10	Implied	Brief partly Struck; Adverse Costs Order; Bar Referral	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Teresa Jewel Whitten v. Kristopher Brian Everitt	CA Kentucky	USA	—	2026-07-10	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
In re the Marriage of Young	CA Washington	USA	—	2026-07-09	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
In the Interest of Q.C. and P.C., Children	CA Texas	USA	—	2026-07-09	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Michigan MM, Inc. v. Alea Properties	CA Michigan	USA	—	2026-07-09	Implied	Both parties filed notices of errata	None reported	No source on file
SARL Galvalux c. Urssaf	CA Douai	France	—	2026-07-09	Implied	Evidence rejected	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Burlingame v. Argo Private Client Group Ltd, et al.	N.D. Ohio	USA	—	2026-07-08	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Cynthia Hulse-Gibson v. Charlie Hulse	CA Florida (2d)	USA	—	2026-07-08	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
GS Holistic, LLC v. AAR Management LLC, et al.	S.D. Texas	USA	—	2026-07-08	Implied	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
John Hurt v. Ampcus, Inc.	E.D. Texas	USA	—	2026-07-08	Implied	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Michael L. Ruiz v. Magellan Financial & Insurance Services	D. Arizona	USA	—	2026-07-08	Implied	Order to Show Cause	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Tobosaru v Romania; Tofan v Romania	High Court	UK	—	2026-07-08	Unidentified	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Recurso de Suplicación 0005472/2025	T.S.X. Galicia	Spain	—	2026-07-07	Implied	Bar Referral	1800 EUR	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Adeleke v. Minister of Citizenship	Federal Court	Canada	—	2026-07-06	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Kevin Krzeminski v. Janine McQuillan	SC New York	USA	—	2026-07-06	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
N° 2024002792	T. com. Castres	France	—	2026-07-06	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Swinney v. JHOC, Inc.	CC Copiah County Mississippi	USA	—	2026-07-06	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
14095863 Canada Inc v Moosehead Breweries Limited	Trademarks Opposition Board	Canada	—	2026-07-03	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Aragon v. Industrial Claim Appeals Office	CA Colorado	USA	—	2026-07-02	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Corrales v BPG Inspection	CA Colorado	USA	—	2026-07-02	Implied	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Jordan Slach v. City of Battle Ground	W.D. Washington	USA	—	2026-07-02	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Jovanovic v Hobart City Council [2026] TASSC 39	TASSC	Australia	—	2026-07-02	Unidentified	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Nikolaou v State Trustees Limited	Victoria SCA	Australia	—	2026-07-02	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.