Mareiorozyan v. Automobili Lamborghini America, LLC
California SC · Nov 19, 2025
What happened in this matter?
The court issued a formal admonishment and warning to plaintiff's counsel for including a hallucinated case citation in an opposition brief, which the court attributed to the improper use of artificial intelligence. The court declined to impose monetary sanctions or report the conduct to the State Bar at that time, but warned that future misconduct would result in sanctions.
- Why the court cared
- Fabricated: Other | Court editor's note and record reflect multiple unverified citations likely generated by AI; links unavailable and citations preserved as part of the record. || Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff's opposition cited a nonexistent case to support a legal position; the court found no such case and linked the citation to likely AI use.
- Why it matters now
- This record documents a Lawyer filing issue in California SC, with the listed outcome: Admonishment; Warning.
Why this matter is tracked
In a lemon law action, the Superior Court of California granted summary judgment for the defendant. During the proceedings, the court identified that plaintiff's counsel included a citation to a nonexistent case in their opposition brief, which the court attributed to the improper use of artificial intelligence. The court explicitly admonished counsel for this conduct, noting that the submission of hallucinated citations falls below acceptable professional standards. While the court considered imposing monetary sanctions and reporting counsel to the State Bar, it ultimately declined to do so, opting instead to issue a formal warning. The court further cautioned that any future instances of such misconduct would result in formal sanctions.
This record documents a Lawyer filing issue in California SC, with the listed outcome: Admonishment; Warning.
Record details
What the record establishes about AI use
The court attributed the error to counsel's use of AI.
Trial court ruling on motions for summary judgment and disqualification of counsel.
Correction behavior is not separately verified in the current record.
Tracked discrepancy record
2 citation, quotation, or authority issues are recorded in the source dataset.
- Fabricated: Other | Court editor's note and record reflect multiple unverified citations likely generated by AI; links unavailable and citations preserved as part of the record.
- Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff's opposition cited a nonexistent case to support a legal position; the court found no such case and linked the citation to likely AI use.
Questions this record answers
- What happened in Mareiorozyan v. Automobili Lamborghini America, LLC?
- The court issued a formal admonishment and warning to plaintiff's counsel for including a hallucinated case citation in an opposition brief, which the court attributed to the improper use of artificial intelligence. The court declined to impose monetary sanctions or report the conduct to the State Bar at that time, but warned that future misconduct would result in sanctions.
- Why does Mareiorozyan v. Automobili Lamborghini America, LLC matter for legal AI risk?
- This record documents a Lawyer filing issue in California SC, with the listed outcome: Admonishment; Warning.
- What does the public record establish about Mareiorozyan v. Automobili Lamborghini America, LLC?
- Retained unchanged after audit: the existing summary is source-specific, non-placeholder, and supported by the recorded source link. Read the underlying source before relying on it for legal advice or a filing.
- Which source supports this Mareiorozyan v. Automobili Lamborghini America, LLC summary?
- The recorded source is Damien Charlotin case archive. It is classified as publisher document archive; review the linked material and subsequent docket history before relying on this summary.
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