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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: 2,103
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 4 of 43

Case	Court	Jurisdiction	Judge	Decided	AI tool	Outcome	Penalty	Source
Jack Ferm v. Agritech Properties, et al.	D. Utah	USA	—	2026-08-24	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Michael L. Ruiz v. Magellan Financial & Insurance Services (2)	D. Arizona	USA	—	2026-08-24	ChatGPT	Formal public reprimand	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
אדיבי נ' איי אי ג'י ישראל חברה לביטוח בע"מ	Tel Aviv District Court	Israel	—	2026-08-23	Implied	Court found the filings relied on AI-generated fabricated case citations, admonished counsel, and ordered the plaintiff to pay respondent's costs of 20,000 ILS; warned about uncontrolled use of AI and the risk of future personal costs.	1	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Adibi v. AIG Israel Insurance Co.	Tel Aviv-Jaffa DC	Israel	—	2026-08-23	Implied	Monetary Sanction	20000 ILS	Source (lawfirms.co.il)
Capital Standard, LLC v. U.S. Bank National Association	Fla. 2d DCA	USA	—	2026-08-21	Unidentified	Attorney Keefe fined $1,500; ordered to pay U.S. Bank's appellate fees for researching and answering the amended initial brief (amount remanded to trial court); referred to The Florida Bar; offending briefs struck.	1	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Joseph M. Speranza v. Golden Technologies, Inc.	D. Nevada	USA	—	2026-08-21	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Nationwide Insurance Company of Florida, et al. v. Oxford Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Center LLC, et al.	E.D. Michigan	USA	—	2026-08-21	Unidentified	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Unspecified murder appeal (Las Cruces area)	New Mexico SC	USA	—	2026-08-21	ChatGPT	Found in contempt; removed from the case; Monetary Sanction; Briefs stricken and appeal to start anew; Bar Referral.	5000 USD	Source (santafenewmexican.com)
Cecile Kasengela v. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, et al.	C.D. California	USA	—	2026-08-20	Implied	Admonishment & Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Disruptive Resources, LLC v. Ballistic Barrier Products Inc. et al.	D. Delaware	USA	—	2026-08-20	Strongsuit	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Faiz Enterprise v. State Tax Officer, Unit-67, Surat & Anr.	Gujarat High Court	India	—	2026-08-20	Unidentified	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Full Standard Properties, LLC v. SJ 6070, LLC	N.D. California	USA	—	2026-08-20	Implied	Adverse Costs (Voluntarily repaid)	14500 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Michael Dotson v. Bob Evans Farms, LLC	C.D. California	USA	—	2026-08-20	Implied	Order to Show Cause	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Perez v. Schaal, et al.	Super. Ct., Sacramento County (Cal.)	USA	—	2026-08-20	Implied	Court warned the pro se plaintiff to verify all citations and quotations, declined to impose sanctions at this time.	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Stephen Lohbeck v. Amazon.com Services, LLC	E.D. California	USA	—	2026-08-20	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
A2601612 (Re)	BC WCAT	Canada	—	2026-08-19	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
In re the Marriage of Kira Lindsay and Jamie Alexander Dillon	CA California	USA	—	2026-08-19	Unidentified	Costs Denied	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Kelly v. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority	D. Nevada	USA	—	2026-08-19	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Mitchell v. HIG Realty Credit Fund, L.P.	CA Georgia	USA	—	2026-08-19	Unidentified	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Snisko v. Cascade Funding Mortgage Trust HB4	N.D. Illinois	USA	—	2026-08-19	Implied	Order to Show Cause	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Wilkinson v. Schmelzer	CA Iowa	USA	—	2026-08-19	Implied	No sanctions	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Zoryana Kaspryak v. Mykhaylo Stadarskyy	SC Pennsylvania	USA	—	2026-08-19	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Gilberto Garcia Perez v. Todd Blanche, et al.	W.D. Texas	USA	—	2026-08-18	Implied	Admonishment; Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Imperial Reliance, LLC v. HZ Properties & Marketing, LLC	N.D. Texas	USA	—	2026-08-18	Westlaw generative AI / premium Westlaw subscription	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
In re Marriage of Rebekah Muriel and Johnathan David Farris	CA Washington	USA	—	2026-08-18	Implied	Adverse Costs Order	1 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Joann LeDoux v. Outliers, Inc. (2)	W.D. Washington	USA	—	2026-08-18	Claude and ChatGPT	Expert Brief excluded/struck	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Kourradi v. Christopher	CA Texas	USA	—	2026-08-18	Implied	Brief Struck; Appeal Dismissed	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Sani v. Institute for Human Reproduction	CA Illinois	USA	—	2026-08-18	Implied	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
סע"ש 7669-06-24	Haifa Regional Labor Court	Israel	—	2026-08-17	Unidentified	Monetary Sanction	6000 ILS	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Davos Francois	GAO (Comptroller General of the United States)	USA	—	2026-08-17	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Boettcher v. Boettcher	CA Arizona	USA	—	2026-08-14	Implied	False quote struck from record	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Brankle v. Schmell	CA Indiana	USA	—	2026-08-14	ChatGPT	Monetary Sanction (upheld)	1546 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Daryl Harris v. Christopher A. Wray	S.D. Indiana	USA	—	2026-08-14	Unidentified	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Davis v. Gopal, Didyuk, and Methodist Healthcare-Memphis Hospitals	Shelby County Circuit Court, Tenn.	USA	—	2026-08-14	Implied	Plaintiff moved for a Rule 11.03(1)(b) order to show cause; no sanction had yet been imposed.	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Guerra-Quezada v. United States; Guerra-Vasquez v. United States (consolidated)	5th Cir. CA	USA	—	2026-08-14	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Rivard v. Vermont Dept. of Corrections	SC Vermont	USA	—	2026-08-14	Implied	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Apelação Cível nº 1032884-04.2025.8.26.0224	TJ San Paulo	Brazil	—	2026-08-13	Unidentified	Monetary Fine; Bar Referral	1 BRL	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Arbuckle v. Tanner, 2026 NSCA 62	N.S. C.A.	Canada	—	2026-08-12	Unidentified	Adverse Costs Order	20000 CAD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Davenport v. Churilla et al	W.D. Pennsylvania	USA	—	2026-08-12	Implied	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Garry Chapman v. City of Priceville, et al.	N.D. Alabama	USA	—	2026-08-12	Implied	Public reprimand; Order to Notice	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
IN RE: Bard Implanted Port Catheter Products Liability Litigation	D. Arizona	USA	—	2026-08-12	ChatGPT	No exclusion of Expert Report	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
JMOR Properties v. Artist Alley Townhomes et al.	CA Florida (4d)	USA	—	2026-08-12	Unidentified	Bar Referral	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Rose v. Arts Bonita, Inc.	M.D. Florida	USA	—	2026-08-12	Implied	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
A. P. v. S. K.	CA Québec	Canada	—	2026-08-11	ChatGPT	Monetary Sanction	1000 CAD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Courtney Voyton v. Joseph Voyton, et al.	M.D. Pa.	USA	—	2026-08-11	Unidentified	Court admonished plaintiff for AI misuse, required future affidavit disclosing AI use and citations checked, warned of sanctions (including striking pleadings/dismissal) for future unchecked AI-generated errors; complaint dismissed with leave to amend.	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Egan v Commonwealth of Australia [2026] FCA 1104	Federal Court of Australia	Australia	—	2026-08-11	Unidentified	Court noted and rejected AI-generated erroneous quotations and citations, ignored the applicant's unsolicited post-hearing email, allowed summary judgment for the Respondent; no professional sanction or monetary penalty imposed.	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Egan v Commonwealth of Australia	Federal Court	Australia	—	2026-08-11	Unidentified	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Eyong v. 72 Barrow St. Realty Corp.	AC Maryland	USA	—	2026-08-11	Implied	Brief mostly struck; adverse costs order	1 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Fa’alagilagi Meni-Siliga v. A’s Contractor, Inc., et al.	Los Angeles SC, California	USA	—	2026-08-11	Irys	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
In re Marriage of Katelyn Jill Tate	CA Illinois (5d)	USA	—	2026-08-11	Unidentified	Admonishment	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.