Mareiorozyan v. Automobili Lamborghini America, LLC
California SC · Nov 19, 2025
- Jurisdiction
- state
- Court
- California SC
- Record ID
- mareiorozyan-v-automobili-lamborghini-america-llc-2025-11-19
- Observed outcome
- The court granted the defendant's motion for summary judgment and issued a formal admonishment and warning to plaintiff's counsel regarding the use of AI-generated fake citations.
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
Why this matter warrants attention
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.
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.
This record documents a Lawyer filing issue in California SC, with the listed outcome: Admonishment; Warning.
Failure modes and consequences
- Fake Citations
- Contract
- Trial
- Warning
- AI attribution
- Implied
- Recorded tool
- AI (unspecified)
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
- Procedural posture
- Trial court ruling on motions for summary judgment and disqualification of counsel.
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What this record does—and does not—establish
The court attributed the error to counsel's use of AI.
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.
Latest evidence review: Primary Document Verified (high confidence).
Controls suggested by the public record
- Verify each cited authority, quotation, and proposition against the underlying source before filing.