September 23, 2025 · AI sanctions database

Puerto Rico Soccer League NFP, Corp., et al. v. Federación Puertorriqueña de Futbol, et al.

Puerto Rico Soccer League NFP, Corp., et al. v. Federación Puertorriqueña de Futbol, et al. is one matter in the Veritas record of US court proceedings involving AI-generated citations that could not be verified against the reporters named. The summary below is drawn from the underlying court document, linked at the foot of this page.

Court: D. Puerto Rico
Date: September 23, 2025
Party: Lawyer
AI tool: Not identified in the order
Outcome: Sanctions warranted; counsel ordered to pay opposing fees (amount to be set on application); pro hac vice revocation and discipline threatened on recurrence
Penalty: No monetary penalty in this order.

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What the record shows

The court found Plaintiffs failed to show cause and that sanctions were warranted, concluding their four filings were rife with quotations that did not appear in the cited cases, cases cited for unsupported propositions, and citations to cases that do not exist. Plaintiffs denied using AI and attributed the errors to human oversight, so the court treated whether AI was used as immaterial. The court ordered Plaintiffs' counsel to pay Defendants' attorney's fees for the four filings, giving Defendants 21 days to submit an itemized application, and warned it would revoke pro hac vice status and refer counsel for discipline on any recurrence.

This entry reflects the court document as filed. The citations at issue could not be located in the reporters named at the time of the order. The reading here is descriptive of the public record and is not legal advice.

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