Legal Hallucination Database Reaches 2,028 Recorded Cases

On September 9, 2026, researcher Damien Charlotin updated his AI Hallucination Cases database to 2,028 identified legal decisions worldwide. The database is a work in progress and includes a limited number of matters where AI use was alleged but not confirmed, so the count should be treated as a monitoring indicator rather than an official enforcement total. Its scale nevertheless makes ad hoc reminders to “check the work” an inadequate control for firms handling high-volume filings. Legal organisations should combine citation validation, matter-level approval gates, incident logging and targeted training, then use external case trackers to refresh those controls as courts refine expectations.