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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: 1,902
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.

100 cases match these filters · page 1 of 2

Case	Court	Jurisdiction	Judge	Decided	AI tool	Outcome	Penalty	Source
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)
Asif v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2026] FedCFamC2G 1402	FedCFamC2G (Division 2)	Australia	—	2026-07-22	ChatGPT	Application dismissed; Applicant ordered to pay First Respondent's costs of 9,097.93; Court criticised AI-generated submissions and noted possibility of above-scale costs due to AI hallucinations.	1	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Asif v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship	FedCFam	Australia	—	2026-07-22	ChatGPT	Higher costs because of AI misuse	1 AUD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Emmanuel Tischler v Avada Traffic Pty Ltd	Fair Work Commission - Full Bench	Australia	—	2026-07-16	Google AI	Permission to appeal refused; no professional sanction imposed.	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Broadwater Tower [2026] QBCCMCmr 221	QBCCMCmr	Australia	—	2026-07-14	Unidentified	No professional sanction or monetary penalty. Application for interim orders dismissed; adjudicator warned applicant to verify AI-generated content for accuracy if proceeding to final orders.	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Laxton Construction Pty Ltd v EcoFit Electrical Pty Ltd [2026] VCAT 530	VCAT	Australia	—	2026-07-07	Unidentified	Tribunal criticised the AI-assisted submissions for legal inaccuracy and misunderstanding of authorities, indicated it would disregard irrelevant or incorrect material; no professional sanction imposed.	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Miles (a pseudonym) v Saunders (a pseudonym) [2026] VCC 325	VCC	Australia	—	2026-07-03	Unidentified	Appeal dismissed; court disallowed reliance on the AI-generated authorities and the appellant resiled from those submissions; no professional sanction imposed	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)
Ba v Sterling Parts Australia Pty Ltd	Family Court	Australia	—	2026-07-01	Unidentified	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Helm No. 21 Pty Limited v Mosman Municipal Council	NSW LEC	Australia	—	2026-07-01	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Li v Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia [2026] FCA 733	Federal Court	Australia	—	2026-06-10	Implied	—	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)
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)
QQQJ and National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIS)	Administrative Review Tribunal	Australia	—	2026-05-22	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Sarson v Fire and Rescue NSW (No 2)	NSW IRComm	Australia	—	2026-05-20	Implied	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Sentinel Community Services Pty Ltd v Clark Chesaites	NSW Personal Injury Commission	Australia	—	2026-05-19	Unidentified	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Leung v Omnia Inclusive Employment Solutions Ltd	Federal Court	Australia	—	2026-05-15	ChatGPT	No sanctions	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Applications by BGIS Pty Ltd	Fair Work Commission	Australia	—	2026-05-08	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Gussen v Swinburne University of Technology	Federal Court	Australia	—	2026-05-08	Unidentified	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Secretary, Department of Communities and Justice v Burton (No 5)	NSW SC	Australia	—	2026-05-08	Implied	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
O'Bryan & Anor v Strod60 Pty Ltd (No 2) [2026] VBAB 33	Victoria BAB	Australia	—	2026-05-07	Implied	Admonishment; Taken into account for adverse Cost Order	1 AUD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Murphy v Aspen Living Villages Pty Ltd	Family Court	Australia	—	2026-05-06	Unidentified	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Pham v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2026] FedCFamC2G 694	Federal Court	Australia	—	2026-04-30	Unidentified	Admonishment & Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Ellul v State of Queensland	Queensland IRC	Australia	—	2026-04-29	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Duc Nam Nguyen v Turk Hava Yollari Anonim Ortakligi (Turkish Airlines)	Fair Work Commission	Australia	—	2026-04-21	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Geha Enterprises Pty Ltd v Deuteronomy 28 Investments Pty Ltd and Registrar General of the ACT	ACT SC	Australia	—	2026-04-21	Unidentified	Leave to represent the corporation refused; interlocutory application dismissed; costs awarded to the plaintiff.	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
ZBDD AND Commissioner of Taxation (Taxation) [2026] ARTA 553	ARTA	Australia	—	2026-04-08	Unidentified	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
E53 and The University of Queensland [2026] QICmr 48 (25 March 2026)	Queensland ICmr	Australia	—	2026-03-25	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Jenson & Lockridge (No 2)	Federal Circuit and Family Court	Australia	—	2026-03-19	Unidentified	Adverse Costs Order; Appeal dismissed	1540 AUD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Edmonds v Barrington Winstanley Group	SC New South Wales	Australia	—	2026-03-18	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
GSA v. Department of Communities	THE COURT OF APPEAL (WA)	Australia	—	2026-03-18	Unidentified	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Nicole Levey-Wilson v The Trustee for Attivita Group Unit Trust	Fair Work Commission	Australia	—	2026-03-10	Implied	Application dismissed.	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Malik v Insurance Australia Limited	D. New South Wales	Australia	—	2026-03-06	Implied	Adverse Costs Order	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
ELG20 v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship	Federal Circuit and Family Court	Australia	—	2026-03-05	ChatGPT; OpenAI	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Oberoi v. Douglas	CA Victoria	Australia	—	2026-03-05	Implied	Bar referral	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Rinaldi v Department of Justice (Right to Information and Privacy)	Queensland CAT	Australia	—	2026-02-16	Implied	Appeal dismissed	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
RYJZ and Commissioner of Taxation (Taxation)	ART Australia	Australia	—	2026-02-12	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Morcos v Bayside Council	IRC New South Wales	Australia	—	2026-02-10	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Jorgensen v JML Rose Pty Ltd (Security for Costs)	Federal Court of Australia	Australia	—	2026-02-09	Implied	Order for security for costs	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Application by Pennisi	Fair Work Commission	Australia	—	2026-02-05	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Pasuengos v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship (No 2)	Federal Circuit and Family Court	Australia	—	2026-02-03	Unidentified	Bar Referral	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Broadwater Tower	Queensland BCCMC	Australia	—	2026-02-02	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Health Care Complaints Commission v Campbell	NSW CAT	Australia	—	2026-01-30	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Riley v. Nuvei Australia Merchant Services	Fair Work Commission	Australia	—	2026-01-19	Unidentified	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Lutfi v. Tucker	Federal Circuit and Family Court	Australia	—	2026-01-16	Unidentified	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Smith and Commissioner of Taxation	Administrative Review Tribunal	Australia	—	2026-01-12	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Mrs Sandra Archer v GTC Contracting	Fair Work Commission	Australia	—	2025-12-24	Unidentified	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
In the matter of Bayfoyle	SC New South Wales	Australia	—	2025-12-23	Implied	Adverse Costs Order (AI misuse one of the factors); Declined to Refer to the Bar	1	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Tekla & Tekla	Federal Circuit and Family Court	Australia	—	2025-12-23	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)

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