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The flagship, near-daily updated database of documented AI hallucination and sanction incidents in legal proceedings worldwide. Each entry is a structured record, not a news article: jurisdiction, court, judge (if named), the AI tool implicated, penalty amount, ruling date, a confirmed-vs-reported status flag, and a link to the primary court order. Serves the 'check risk' and 'track regulation' tasks: a lawyer, risk manager, or journalist scanning for new sanctions, a specific jurisdiction, or a specific tool. Excludes narrative commentary, procedural how-to guidance (belongs in Workflows), and rule text summaries (belongs in Regulation). This group is the site's differentiation engine: freshness and per-record sourcing are the moat, so every record must carry a last-verified timestamp distinct from the ruling date.
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CONFIRMEDUpdatedJurisdictionus-federalCourtFederal Trade CommissionToolNoneRuling dateSep 1, 2025Scammers Exploit Amazon Prime Settlement July 27 Deadline
As the July 27 Amazon Prime settlement deadline nears, scammers are deploying impersonation calls, lookalike websites, and fee demands to target claimants. This article identifies the predictable fraud patterns the FTC has documented and provides legal professionals with verification steps and client-advisory guidance.
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REPORTED — UNVERIFIEDUpdatedJurisdictionNorth CarolinaCourtIredell County Superior CourtToolNoneRuling dateJul 17, 2026Jimmie Johnson Brother Car Restoration Scam UDTPA Suit
Analyzes the Chapman v. Jarit Johnson car restoration lawsuit as a UDTPA pleading-strategy problem, covering the four causes of action, the intracorporate-conduct defense risk, and how the shop's NASCAR-adjacent marketing claim is critical to surviving dismissal and pursuing treble damages.
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REPORTED — UNVERIFIEDUpdatedJurisdictionUnited StatesCourtMultiple state courtsToolFlockRuling dateJul 25, 2026At least 28 officers used Flock to stalk romantic partners
This article catalogs 28+ documented incidents of police officers using Flock and other ALPR systems to stalk romantic interests or personal targets, drawing on the Institute for Justice's continuously updated database and supporting investigations. It identifies the systemic detection failures and legal exposure this pattern creates for municipalities and prosecutors.
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REPORTED — UNVERIFIEDUpdatedJurisdictionGrenadaCourtPre-litigationToolGenerative AI (unspecified)Ruling dateJul 22, 2026AI misinformation threat to Waddell's Grenada investigation
Elizabeth Waddell's disappearance in Grenada on July 22, 2026, has already drawn AI-generated deepfakes and fabricated social-media content that risk contaminating the active investigation and any future legal proceedings. This article examines the evidentiary chain-of-custody breakdowns, witness-identification confusion, and admissibility challenges practitioners should anticipate when AI misinformation targets a live cross-border missing-person case.
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CONFIRMEDUpdatedJurisdictionGermanyCourtGerman criminal courtToolRADAR-iTERuling dateMay 1, 2026How the Berlin Pride attack exposed EU AI Act's operational gap
An analysis of the Ballout case and the Berlin Pride van attack, examining whether the EU AI Act's distinction between prohibited individual risk assessment and high-risk human-in-the-loop tools creates a regulatory gap. The findings point not to a classification failure, but to the absence of binding cross-institutional escalation mechanisms for AI-generated risk classifications.
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REPORTED — UNVERIFIEDUpdatedJurisdictionGrenadaCourtRoyal Grenada Police ForceToolNo AI toolRuling dateJul 22, 2026Legal Steps When a North Carolina Mother Disappears in Grenada
When a US citizen vanishes abroad, most families and their attorneys overestimate what American authorities can do. This roadmap uses the Elizabeth Waddell disappearance in Grenada to outline the limited but layered protocol: local police reporting, State Department consular notification, Interpol alerts, evidence preservation, and the practical costs of engaging foreign counsel.
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CONFIRMEDUpdatedJurisdictionUS Federal - SDNYCourtU.S. District Court for the Southern District of New YorkToolNo AI tool implicatedRuling dateDec 1, 2025How the Hernández pardon nullified a 45-year drug conviction
A documented record of the Trump pardon of former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, who was convicted in SDNY of drug trafficking conspiracy involving 400+ tons of cocaine. The entry covers the conviction, pardon timeline, investigation origin, appellate disposition, and congressional response, sourced to primary court orders and official statements.
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REPORTED — UNVERIFIEDUpdatedJurisdictionUS-TexasCourtConsumer complaint (no litigation filed)ToolNoneRuling dateJul 26, 2026Land Rover Gender Pricing Case Aligns with FTC Enforcement Pattern
This Risk Digest entry analyzes the Land Rover Austin gender-pricing complaint—where a woman was quoted $7,500 versus $2,500 for the same part—and explains why the incident maps onto the FTC's established theories of harm, signaling that gender-based pricing could become the agency's next enforcement focus against auto dealers.
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REPORTED — UNVERIFIEDUpdatedJurisdictionGermany / BerlinCourtTiergarten District CourtToolNoneRuling dateJul 26, 2026Why Abdul Ballout Was Never Charged for the Berlin Pride Attack
This record confirms that Abdul Ballout was killed before any formal charges could be filed for the 25 July 2026 Berlin Pride van attack. Under German criminal procedure, his death automatically terminated the investigation, leaving no conviction or acquittal for the attack itself and directing victims to social compensation mechanisms.
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REPORTED — UNVERIFIEDUpdatedJurisdictionUSCourtNHTSAToolLand Rover Discovery rearview cameraRuling dateJul 1, 2026Three product liability theories from the Discovery camera recall
This article analyzes the product-liability theories available after Jaguar Land Rover's July 2026 recall of 15,535 Discovery SUVs for a rearview camera defect, and explains how the NHTSA's FMVSS 111 non-compliance finding strengthens each theory.
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REPORTED — UNVERIFIEDUpdatedJurisdictionUnited StatesCourtMultiple U.S. federal and state courtsToolFlock Safety ALPRRuling dateJan 1, 2025Seven Flock False Plate Flag Settlements Map a Liability Spectrum
At least seven civil settlements from Flock Safety false-plate-flag incidents have established a liability spectrum from $35,000 to $1.9 million, with single-character ALPR misreads as the dominant error pattern and §1983 unreasonable seizure as the strongest legal theory.
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CONFIRMEDUpdatedJurisdictionBrazilCourtSuperior Court of Justice (STJ)ToolNo AI toolRuling dateMar 22, 2019Elize Matsunaga Netflix Legal Accuracy: A Court Record Comparison
A systematic comparison of Netflix's two Elize Matsunaga productions (the 2021 docuseries and the 2026 fictional film) against the actual Brazilian court record. The entry documents key discrepancies in bullet trajectory evidence, motive timing, and the jury's actual findings, and concludes that both productions function as defense advocacy pieces and are unreliable substitutes for the trial record for legal professionals.
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REPORTED — UNVERIFIEDUpdatedJurisdictionUnited StatesCourtU.S. District Court for the District of MaineToolNo AI tool namedRuling dateJul 13, 2026How an ICE Vetting Failure in Maine Tests Legal Remedies
This article evaluates the legal claims available after a July 2026 Maine shooting where ICE agent David Brouillette killed a cooperative civilian despite a vetting process that missed domestic violence allegations. It concludes that public admissions of failure do not translate into easy remedies—Bivens is dead, FTCA faces discretionary function hurdles, and state civil rights acts face removal battles.
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REPORTED — UNVERIFIEDUpdatedJurisdictionUSCourtU.S. District Court for the District of MaineToolNot applicableRuling dateJul 13, 2026Three Liability Pathways in the Maine ICE Shooting
This analysis outlines the three legal liability theories—FTCA claims against the United States, Bivens claims against individual officers, and state-law causes of action—available to plaintiffs after the July 2026 Maine ICE shooting, mapping the procedural hurdles and strategic tradeoffs for each pathway.
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REPORTED — UNVERIFIEDUpdatedJurisdictionUS FederalCourtImmigration CourtToolNoneRuling dateMar 23, 2026Why Was Daniel Adongo Deported Under the Laken Riley Act
The removal of former NFL player Daniel Adongo in June 2026 is one of the first high-profile applications of the Laken Riley Act to a visa overstayer. This record examines how the Act's mandatory-detention provisions applied to Adongo’s case despite his lawful entry, dismissed charges, and professional-athlete status.
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REPORTED — UNVERIFIEDUpdatedJurisdictionWashington StateCourtKing County Superior CourtToolNot applicableRuling dateJul 26, 2026Bite of Seattle Shooting Victims' Legal Options
Analyzes whether victims of the July 26, 2026 Bite of Seattle mass shooting can successfully sue the City of Seattle, using the $30.5M CHOP verdict as a precedent while distinguishing key factual differences in police presence and response.
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REPORTED — UNVERIFIEDUpdatedJurisdictionWashington State, USACourtKing County Superior CourtToolNoneRuling dateJul 27, 2026What charges does the Bite of Seattle shooting suspect face?
The Bite of Seattle shooting suspect faces potential charges under Washington law ranging from first-degree murder to assault, but formal charges have not yet been filed. This article analyzes the statutory basis, procedural timeline for charging, and how unresolved factors like the suspect's age and an at-large second participant could alter the charge range.
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CONFIRMEDUpdatedJurisdictionUS FederalCourtU.S. Immigration CourtToolNo AI tool implicatedRuling dateMar 23, 2026Daniel Adongo Deportation Reveals a Gap in Competency Protections
This risk digest examines how Daniel Adongo, twice found incompetent to stand trial in criminal court, was removed under immigration law without an equivalent competency evaluation, highlighting a due-process vulnerability that immigration and criminal defense attorneys must anticipate.
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REPORTED — UNVERIFIEDUpdatedJurisdictionUS-WashingtonCourtSeattle Municipal CourtToolClearview AIRuling dateJan 1, 2025Facial Recognition AI Risk in the Seattle Center Investigation
As the Seattle Center mass shooting manhunt continues, defense counsel should expect facial recognition AI deployment. A 2025 Washington Post investigation documents eight US wrongful arrests from AI matches, with a pattern of abandoned investigative steps. This record examines the automation-bias risk and verification standards required.
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CONFIRMEDUpdatedJurisdictionus-federalCourtUnited States District Court for the Southern District of New YorkToolChatGPTRuling dateJun 8, 2023How Vance's AI Stance Reshapes Law Firm Compliance
With Vice President Vance's 2025 Paris AI Summit opposition to heavy federal regulation, US law firms face a patchwork compliance floor set by state bar ethics opinions, court sanctions, and independent benchmarks—not federal rules. This article maps the resulting risk landscape and the verification workflows firms need to institutionalize.
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