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Court Sanctions

Cases with a documented consequence of Court Sanctions - 3 documented cases in the AI Failure Cases repository.

Case 004 ⚖️ Legal / Professional Malpractice May 2026

Columbia & Barnard Student Lawsuit - AI Case Law Fabrication

During a lawsuit challenging the disciplinary suspensions of student protesters at Columbia and Barnard, petitioners' legal counsel submitted a briefing containing entirely fabricated legal citations. Opposing counsel f…

Case 003 ✈️ Aviation / Customer Operations February 2024

Air Canada - Bereavement Policy Chatbot Hallucination

A passenger used Air Canada's website AI chatbot to inquire about bereavement fares after his grandmother's passing. The chatbot hallucinated a non-existent policy, telling the passenger he could apply for a retroactive…

Case 006 ⚖️ Legal / Professional Services June 2023

Mata v. Avianca - AI-Generated Fictitious Legal Citations

Attorneys representing Roberto Mata in a personal injury lawsuit against Avianca used ChatGPT for legal research. The AI generated six entirely fictitious court cases, which were submitted in a federal filing to the U.S…