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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 7 of 38

Case	Court	Jurisdiction	Judge	Decided	AI tool	Outcome	Penalty	Source
Erica Whitesock v. Bird Rides, Inc., Third Lane Mobility, Inc. d/b/a Bird Global, Inc., and The City of Austin	250th Judicial District Court (Travis County, TX)	USA	—	2026-06-08	Unidentified	Court ordered Mr. Bradford Klager and his law firm Hilliard Law jointly and severally liable for $10,000 in attorney's fees to the City of Austin (and to provide a copy of the Order to his client).	1	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Withers v. City of Aberdeen	N.D. Mississippi	USA	—	2026-06-08	First Drafts	Revoked pro hac vice; DQ resident attorneys from the case; Monetary Fine; Bar Referrals	8000 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Wong v. Westendorf	BCCRT	Canada	—	2026-06-08	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Young v. Young	CA Minnesotta	USA	—	2026-06-08	Implied	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Principal, Woodland House School & Ors. v. Shakeel Ahmad Malik	HC Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, Srinagar	India	—	2026-06-06	Implied	Court upheld the impugned order but flagged incorrect/untraceable citations	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Garan Holdings Pty Ltd v Stonepoint Capital Management Pty Ltd (in liq) (No 2)	NSW SC	Australia	—	2026-06-05	Unidentified	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Kendall E. Scheer v. Scheer Farms, LLC	CA Kansas	USA	—	2026-06-05	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
R.G. 48964/2025 (opposizione all'esecuzione)	Trib. Milano	Italy	—	2026-06-05	Implied	Impact on recoverable costs	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Djybril Voukeng Djatsa v. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration	Federal Court	Canada	—	2026-06-04	Implied	Application struck	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Kisha Peters v. Banner Health	5th Cir. CA	USA	—	2026-06-04	Implied	Warning; Struck filing	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Lafaye B. Brown v. James E. Clarke, et al.	CA Maryland	USA	—	2026-06-04	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
M. D... A. c. Département de l'Isère	TA Grenoble	France	—	2026-06-04	Implied	Monetary Fine	200 EUR	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Mary McGreevy v. Adam Witkin	SC Oregon	USA	—	2026-06-04	Unidentified	Monetary Sanction; Brief Struck	500 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Owens v. Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc.	E.D. New York	USA	—	2026-06-04	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Washington v. Washington	CA Georgia	USA	—	2026-06-04	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Y.S. v. John Doe, et al.	D. Colorado	USA	—	2026-06-04	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Abraham Okogun v The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration	Federal Court	Canada	—	2026-06-03	Unidentified	Adverse Costs Order	200 CAD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Euphoric, LLC et al. v. Westport Community Improvement District, et al.	W.D. Missouri	USA	—	2026-06-03	Implied	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Lnu v. Blanche	9th Cir. CA	USA	—	2026-06-03	Unidentified	Monetary Sanction; 6-month Suspension; Notification Requirement; Bar Suspension	5000 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Okogun v Canada	Federal Court	Canada	—	2026-06-03	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Wayne K. Smith, Sr. v. Polk County, et al.	W.D. North Carolina	USA	—	2026-06-03	Implied	Order to Show Cause	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Anthony Josue Grajales v. Santander Consumer USA Inc., et al.	M.D. North Carolina	USA	—	2026-06-02	Implied	Monetary Sanction; Case stayed until payment; Order to attach copies of any cited authorities to future pleadings	120 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Boatner v. Hickerson	CA Missouri	USA	—	2026-06-02	Unidentified	Monetary Sanction	10000 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Fadi El Bitar v. Julio Hernandez	W.D. Washington	USA	—	2026-06-02	Implied	Monetary Sanction	1000 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Marper Holdings Limited v. Foxpark Development Corporation	Ontario SCJ	Canada	—	2026-06-02	Unidentified	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Patrick C. Shaltry v. Donna Collins, et al.	E.D. Michigan	USA	—	2026-06-02	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Protection de la jeunesse	Québec CS	Canada	—	2026-06-02	Implied	Appeal rejected	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Reaves Law Firm, PLLC v. Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, et al.	W.D. Tennessee	USA	—	2026-06-02	Implied	Adverse Costs Order; Bar Referral	1 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Branden Driver v. CNA Financial Corporation et al.	E.D. Wisconsin	USA	—	2026-06-01	Unidentified	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Heriberto Perez-Castillo v. Todd W. Blanche	7th Cir. CA	USA	—	2026-06-01	ChatGPT	Monetary Sanction; Admonishment; Bar Referral	4997 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Richard A. Cole v. Midland States Bank, et al.	D. Massachusetts	USA	—	2026-06-01	Unidentified	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Sharei Torah v. Hendel	SC New York	USA	—	2026-06-01	Implied	Brief Struck; Adverse Costs Order	1	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Wellington Hathshire Mortgage Investment Corp et al v. Russell	Ontario SCJ	Canada	—	2026-06-01	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Wyszynski v. The Owners, Strata Plan BCS1721	BC CRT	Canada	—	2026-06-01	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Garcia v. City of Monte Vista, Colorado et al	D. Colorado	USA	—	2026-05-29	Implied	Order to Show Cause	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Jaclyn Cocco v. Rosario Palmieri, Jr.	SC Pennsylvania	USA	—	2026-05-29	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
N° 0001439-38.2024.8.16.0049	TJ Parana	Brazil	—	2026-05-29	Implied	Monetary Fine	1 BRL	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Trauger v. Columbia County District Attorney's Office et al.	M.D. Pennsylvania	USA	—	2026-05-29	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Blanes v. Stellers Jay Academy Inc.	BC CRT	Canada	—	2026-05-28	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Boyle, et al. v. Steven Kramer	E.D. Michigan	USA	—	2026-05-28	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Christian Lavell Jennings v. Vandergriff Honda	CA Texas	USA	—	2026-05-28	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
EML (a pseudonym) v AFT (a pseudonym) [2026] VCC 734	County Court of Victoria	Australia	—	2026-05-28	Implied	Bar Referral	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
H. C. v. Contreras	CA California (5d)	USA	—	2026-05-28	Implied	Judgment reversed and remanded	None reported	Source (reason.com)
In re M.H., M.L., and M.H., Minors	CA Illinois (1d)	USA	—	2026-05-28	Implied	Order to Show Cause	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
KH (Re)	Alberta CJ	Canada	—	2026-05-28	Unidentified	Ordered self-report to the Law Society of Alberta	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Roger Patel et al. v. Chandresh Patel et al.	W.D. Kentucky	USA	—	2026-05-28	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Strategic Funding Source, Inc. v. STI-NY, LLC	SC New York	USA	—	2026-05-28	Unidentified	Adverse Costs Order	2000 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
USA ex rels. v. Barton Associates, Inc.	1st Cir. CA	USA	—	2026-05-28	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Yehuda et al. v. G.G.A.B. Real Estate Initiative and Investments Ltd.	Ashdod Small Claims Court	Israel	—	2026-05-28	Implied	Monetary Sanction	2500 ILS	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Chen v. The Owners, Strata Plan LMS3094	Civil Resolution Tribunal	Canada	—	2026-05-27	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.