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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
1,902
Courts covered
396
Cases with a reported penalty
349
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.

212 cases match these filters · page 5 of 5

CaseCourtJurisdictionJudgeDecidedAI toolOutcomePenaltySource
Simpson v. Hung Long Enterprises Inc.B.C. Civil Resolution TribunalCanada2025-04-25UnidentifiedOther side compensated for time spent through costs order (500 CAD)500 CADCase summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
SQBox Solutions Ltd. v. OakBC Civil Resolution TribunalCanada2025-03-31ImpliedLitigant lost on meritsNone reportedCase summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
AQ v. BTCRTCanada2025-03-28ImpliedArguments ignoredNone reportedSource (decisions.civilresolutionbc.ca)
Re NicholsonOntario SCJCanada2025-02-18ImpliedCosts awarded against Bankrupt7267Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Geismayr v. The Owners, Strata Plan KAS 1970Civil Resolution TribunalCanada2025-02-14CopilotCitations ignoredNone reportedCase summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Duarte v. City of RichmondBritish Columbia Human Rights TribunalCanada2024-12-18ImpliedWarningNone reportedCase summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Monster Energy Company v. Pacific Smoke International Inc.Canadian Intellectual Property OfficeCanada2024-11-20The fabricated citation was disregarded by the court.None reportedCase summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
CARB 188903M-2024 (Calgary Assessment Review Board)Calgary ARBCanada2024-11-07ImpliedNone reportedCase summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Rajabi c. LassalleTAL MontréalCanada2024-11-01ImpliedNone reportedCase summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Industria de Diseño Textil, S.A. v. Sara GhassaiCanadian Intellectual Property OfficeCanada2024-08-12ImpliedWarningNone reportedCase summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Munchang Choi v. Lloyd’s Register Canada LimitedIRBCanada2024-07-23ImpliedAdmonishmentNone reportedCase summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Zhang v. ChenBC Supreme CourtCanada2024-02-20ChatGPTClaimant awarded costsNone reportedCase 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.