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Fontainebleau Florida Hotel, LLC v. Botach S.D. Fla.
(Kuntz)
Defamation Discovery Active Nov 4, 2026
Continued damages deposition
October 23 order set discovery hearing for October 26; October 26 defendant’s notice files a doctor’s note. A resulting hearing disposition or cancellation order has not been verified.
Bryant et al. v. Microsoft Corporation N.D. Cal.
(Pitts)
Antitrust Amended pleading Active Oct 26, 2026
Amended complaint due
Sep 28, 2026: Order denied Microsoft's arbitration motion, dismissed the Sherman Act claim with leave to amend and retained the California claims; amendment due October 26, 2026.
Stacey v. Altman et al N.D. Cal.
(Corley)
Product liability Pleadings Active Oct 29, 2026
Amended complaints due
Sep 29, 2026: Order sets the case-management conference for October 20 at 1:30 p.m. via Zoom, without an advance joint statement; motion briefing dates set.
Anthropic PBC v. U.S. Department of War N.D. Cal.
(Lin)
Government California appeal; D.C. rehearing On appeal Oct 30, 2026
Rehearing response due (extension to Nov 13 sought)
October 26, 2026: federal defendants appealed the California merits judgment and final relief to the Ninth Circuit. The separate D.C. Circuit rehearing proceeding concerns the § 4713 procurement exclusion.
In re Mosaic LLM Litigation N.D. Cal.
(Breyer)
Copyright Summary judgment Active Dec 18, 2026
Motion hearing, 10 a.m. Pacific by Zoom; October 30 vacated
October 15 clerk’s notice vacated the October 30 hearing; summary-judgment, expert-exclusion and amicus motions are set for December 18, 2026 at 10 a.m. Pacific by Zoom. Scheduling does not decide the motions.
In re OpenAI, Inc., Copyright Infringement Litigation S.D.N.Y.
(Stein)
Copyright Summary judgment Active Oct 30, 2026
USA Today stay response due
Oct 15, 2026: Times Publishing action stayed pending summary-judgment rulings in other active MDL cases; USA Today plaintiffs directed to address a possible stay by October 30.
USA Today Co., Inc. v. OpenAI Foundation S.D.N.Y.
(Stein)
Copyright Possible stay Active Oct 30, 2026
Show-cause response due
Oct 15, 2026: Plaintiffs ordered to show cause by October 30 why the action should not be stayed; any defendants’ response is due November 6.
In re Character Technologies, Inc. Bankr. D. Del.
(Shannon)
Child safety Bankruptcy sale process Active Oct 30, 2026
Bidding-procedures hearing
Oct 14, 2026: State attorneys general filed a safety and privacy notice; court restated statutory stay protections and set the bidding-motion hearing for October 30.
Doe v. X.AI Corp N.D. Cal.
(Pitts)
Child safety MDL transfer pending Active Nov 2, 2026
JPML presentation or waiver notices due
Oct 9, 2026: Listed in proposed Grok MDL 3205 centralization request; JPML hearing set for December 3, with presentation/waiver notices due November 2. Transfer request pending.
Jane Doe 1 v. X.AI Corp N.D. Cal. Child safety MDL transfer pending Active Nov 2, 2026
JPML presentation or waiver notices due
Oct 9, 2026: Listed in proposed Grok MDL 3205 centralization request; JPML hearing set for December 3, with presentation/waiver notices due November 2. Transfer request pending.
Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GmbH v. ROSS Intelligence Inc. D. Del.; 3d Cir.
(Bibas)
Copyright Appeal decided; rehearing window On appeal Nov 3, 2026
Rehearing petition deadline
Sep 29, 2026: Third Circuit affirmed partial summary judgment. On October 13, the clerk extended the deadline for a rehearing petition to November 3, 2026.
Tax Analysts v. Internal Revenue Service D.D.C.
(Cooper)
Government Summary judgment Active Nov 4, 2026
Supplemental segregability justification due
Oct 14, 2026: IRS summary-judgment motion granted in part and denied in part without prejudice; supplemental segregability justification due November 4
Elections Division of the Secretary of State v. Independence Institute Colo. Sec. of State
(Hearing Officer Cowles)
Government Motion to dismiss Active Nov 9, 2026
Prehearing statements and exhibits due
Oct 8, 2026: Respondent moved to dismiss; scheduling order makes later deadlines conditional on timely dispositive motions
In re Google Cloud Contact Center AI Privacy Litigation (original docket: Ambriz v. Google, LLC) N.D. Cal.
(Lin)
Privacy Post-dismissal Active Nov 12, 2026
Amended complaint due
Oct 22, 2026: Home Depot callers’ claims dismissed with leave to amend by November 12; three other plaintiffs’ claims sent to arbitration and stayed.
Bartz v. Anthropic PBC N.D. Cal.
(Martínez-Olguín)
Copyright Settlement administration Settled Nov 15, 2026
Administrator’s expectation; differs from parties’ projection
Week of Nov 23, 2026
Initial payments anticipated by parties; not a court-ordered deadline
Settlement approved July 20. October 23 joint stipulation anticipates notices by November 13 and initial payments in the week of November 23; proposed FAQ says mid-November and administrator homepage still says on or before November 15. Proposed updates are not an entered order.
Gavalas v. Google LLC N.D. Cal.
(Lee)
Product liability Motion to dismiss Active Nov 18, 2026
Case-management statement due
Aug 5, 2026: Dismissal motion taken under submission; public docket reviewed through August 25. Later developments have not been verified.
Shakespeare v. Anthropic PBC N.D. Cal.
(Pitts)
Copyright Motion to dismiss Active Nov 19, 2026
Motion-to-dismiss hearing
Sep 18, 2026: Anthropic moved to dismiss the first amended complaint; hearing noticed for November 19, 2026.
CreateAI Holdings, Inc. f/k/a TuSimple Holdings, Inc. v. Bot Auto TX Inc. Tex. 15th Ct. App.
(Brister, Field & Farris)
Patent & trade secret Interlocutory appeal decided Decided Nov 25, 2026
Mandate calendar entry
Sep 15, 2026: Appellate court affirmed denial of a temporary injunction on the preliminary record
Buist et al. v. Anthropic PBC et al. N.D. Cal.
(Mag. J. Cousins)
Antitrust Pleadings Active Dec 2, 2026
ADR certification deadlines
Sep 18, 2026: Complaint filed; September 21: initial case-management order set December deadlines and a December 23 conference.
Cambronne, Inc. et al. v. Anthropic PBC (originally Carreyrou et al.) N.D. Cal.
(Pitts)
Copyright Motion to dismiss Active Dec 17, 2026
Motion-to-dismiss hearing
Sep 24, 2026: Anthropic filed a consolidated motion to dismiss in five related actions, noticing a December 17, 2026 hearing. The parties selected mediation in an October 1 stipulation; the October 2 order’s full terms remain unverified.
Ted Entertainment v. OpenAI Inc N.D. Cal.
(Freeman)
Copyright Motion to dismiss Active Dec 17, 2026
Motion-to-dismiss hearing
Jul 27, 2026: OpenAI moved to dismiss; filing scheduled a December 17 hearing. Later developments have not been verified.
Landsheft et al. v. Apple Inc. N.D. Cal.
(Wise)
Consumer protection Claims period Settled Dec 21, 2026
Claims, exclusions and objections due
Sep 21, 2026: Claims period open following preliminary approval; final-approval hearing scheduled for February 24, 2027.
Elsevier Inc v. Meta Platforms Inc N.D. Cal.
(Castel)
Copyright Case management Active Dec 29, 2026
Case-management statement due
Transferred to Northern California by September 25, 2026 opinion; transfer receipt recorded October 8. Initial case-management conference set for January 5, 2027; statement due December 29, 2026.
Estate of Gene B. Lokken, et al. v. UnitedHealth Group, Inc., et al. D. Minn.
(Tunheim)
Insurance Class certification Active Jan 25, 2027
Opposing expert declarations due
Sep 18, 2026: The court amended the pretrial schedule; class-certification motions are due February 16, 2027. Contract and implied-covenant claims survived the February 2025 dismissal ruling.
Disney Enterprises v. MiniMax C.D. Cal.
(Blumenfeld)
Copyright Pleadings Active Jul 12, 2027
Trial
Jun 26, 2026: Studios answered Nanonoble’s counterclaims; filing lists trial for July 12, 2027. Later developments have not been verified.
Beaulier v. NVIDIA et al N.D. Cal.; W.D. Wash.
(Lee, Breyer, Freeman & Whitehead)
Copyright Motion to dismiss Active — July–August 2026: dismissal motions briefed in the four actions; no resulting ruling verified.
Berliner v. Huang et al N.D. Ill.
(Alonso)
Corporate governance Pleadings Active — Complaint filed July 31, 2026; docket reviewed through August 25, 2026. Later developments have not been verified.
Carrier v. OpenAI Inc Cal. Super. Ct. (S.F.) Product liability Pleadings Active — Complaint dated June 11, 2026. Later developments have not been verified.
Chegg, Inc. v. Google LLC D.D.C.
(Mehta)
Antitrust Motion to dismiss granted Dismissed — The September 30, 2026 memorandum opinion grants Google’s motion to dismiss the amended complaint. No later appeal was verified.
Concord Music Group, Inc. v. Anthropic PBC N.D. Cal.
(Lee)
Copyright Summary judgment Active Oct 30, 2026
Remaining Daubert motions, 1 p.m. Pacific by Zoom
October 21 fair-use arguments heard without a ruling at the hearing, according to Reuters. October 23 clerk’s notice sets remaining Daubert motions for October 30 at 1 p.m. Pacific by Zoom; scheduling does not decide those motions.
Parish v. OpenAI, Inc. et al. (Estate of Christian Faith Madison) Cal. Super. Ct. (S.F.) Product liability Pleadings Active — Complaint filed June 15, 2026. Later developments have not been verified.
Hachette Book Group Inc v. Google LLC S.D.N.Y.
(Preska)
Copyright Pleadings Active — Complaint filed July 10, 2026; public docket reviewed through September 3, 2026. Later developments have not been verified.
His Majesty the King in Right of the Province of British Columbia v. Altman N.D. Cal. Product liability Pleadings Active — Complaint filed September 21, 2026; the plaintiffs seek damages and injunctive relief.
Kahn and Smith v. Anthropic, PBC N.D. Cal.
(Mag. J. Tse)
Consumer protection Pleadings Active — A consolidated complaint was filed September 8, 2026. No later disposition was verified in the sources reviewed.
Legal Advocates for Safe Science and Technology, Inc. v. OpenAI Group PBC and OpenAI Foundation Cal. Super. Ct. (S.F.) Computer access Pleadings Active — Complaint reported filed September 29, 2026; no ruling on the allegations or requested injunction was identified in the sources reviewed.
Lowery v. Suno Inc D. Mass.
(Mag. J. Levenson)
Privacy Pleadings Active — Complaint filed August 31, 2026. Later developments have not been verified.
One Hundred Miles Inc. et al. v. Effingham County Industrial Development Authority et al. Ga. Super. Ct. (Effingham)
(Muldrew)
Government Pleadings Active — Complaint filed September 21, 2026; seeks declaratory and equitable relief.
Pandiscia v. Twitch Interactive Inc N.D. Cal.
(Mag. J. Cisneros)
Privacy Pleadings Active — Complaint filed August 20, 2026. Later developments have not been verified.
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Character Technologies, Inc. Pa. Commw. Ct. Consumer protection Injunction petition Active — The May 1, 2026 medical-licensing petition is distinct from Character Technologies’ Chapter 11 case. Pennsylvania announced participation in a bankruptcy privacy notice on October 15.
Penske Media Corporation et al. v. Google LLC D.D.C.
(Mehta)
Antitrust Motion to dismiss granted Dismissed — The September 30, 2026 memorandum opinion grants Google’s motion to dismiss the amended complaint; a companion dismissal order states the dismissal is without prejudice and final and appealable. No appeal was verified.
Reddit Inc v. Anthropic PBC Cal. Super. Ct. (S.F.) Copyright Post-demurrer Active — September 18, 2026 docket: demurrer overruled as to breach of contract, interference with contract and UCL claims; sustained with leave to amend as to unjust enrichment and trespass to chattels.
Nicholas Robinson v. Meta Platforms, Inc. N.D. Cal.
(Breyer)
Privacy Dismissed without leave to amend Dismissed — Complaint dismissed without leave to amend September 15, 2026 (ECF 36).
Round Hill Music LP v. Anthropic PBC N.D. Cal.
(Breyer)
Copyright Pleadings Active — Complaint filed August 17, 2026; public docket reviewed through September 3. Later developments have not been verified.
Round Hill Music LP v. Suno Inc N.D. Cal.
(Lin)
Copyright Pleadings Active — Complaint filed August 17, 2026; public docket reviewed through September 2. Later developments have not been verified.
SOCAN v. Suno Inc Fed. Ct. (Canada) Copyright Pleadings Active — SOCAN announced filing on September 2, 2026. Later developments have not been verified.
Sony Music Entertainment v. Uncharted Labs Inc S.D.N.Y.
(Hellerstein)
Copyright Pleadings Active — Second action filed July 20, 2026; public docket reviewed through August 31. Later developments have not been verified.
Sony Music Publishing et al v. Anthropic PBC et al N.D. Cal. Copyright Pleadings Active — Complaint filed August 28, 2026. Later developments have not been verified.
State of Ohio v. Qeyeon Tolbert Ohio Ct. App.
(Groves, Forbes & Gallagher)
Criminal Remanded Active — Suppression order reversed and case remanded on October 1, 2026
Surber v. Oura Inc N.D. Cal. Consumer protection Pleadings Active — Complaint filed August 20, 2026. Later developments have not been verified.
The Babylon Bee v. Castillo D.N.M.
(Fashing)
Government Preliminary injunction Active — Complaint and motion for preliminary injunction filed August 11, 2026. Later developments have not been verified.
The Seattle Times Company and Newsday LLC v. OpenAI, Inc. et al. S.D.N.Y. Copyright Pleadings Active — Complaint filed September 4, 2026. Later procedural developments have not been verified.
Michael Thomas v. McDonald’s USA, LLC and McDonald’s Corporation N.D. Ill. Antitrust Pleadings Active — Complaint filed October 2, 2026; proposed class and claims await judicial determination
TRAX International Corp. v. United States Fed. Cl.
(Lerner)
Government Award upheld Decided — Contract award upheld September 3, 2026; September 11 show-cause order publicly reissued October 5. Later response and sanctions disposition not verified.
UMG Recordings, Inc. et al. v. DistroKid, LLC et al. D. Del. Copyright Pleadings Active — DistroKid confirmed limited UMG-related removals in October 2026 while disputing the suit. Separate October 14 New York subpoena motion seeks AI-distribution data for the Suno litigation; no compliance order is established by the reviewed proposal.
United States v. Heppner S.D.N.Y.
(Rakoff)
Privilege Sentencing Active — Jury convicted Heppner May 7, 2026. DOJ’s June 2026 update lists sentencing for October 7, 2026.
United States v. Greg Lui C.D. Cal. Criminal Indictment Active — Indictment filed September 29, 2026; Justice Department announced Lui’s arrest October 1. Charges remain pending in the sources reviewed.
University of Tennessee Research Foundation v. Anthropic PBC D. Del. Patent & trade secret Pleadings Active — Complaint filed July 20, 2026; summons issued July 21. Later developments have not been verified.
Vest v. DraftKings, Inc. D. Mass. Consumer protection Pleadings Active — Complaint filed September 30, 2026; class certification and liability have not been decided in the records reviewed.
WikiHow Inc v. OpenAI Inc S.D.N.Y. Copyright Pleadings Active — Complaint filed August 21, 2026. Later developments have not been verified.
Winters v. OpenAI LLC Cal. Super. Ct. (S.F.) Product liability Pleadings Active — Reviewed complaint court-stamped August 3, 2026; subsequent docket developments not verified.
Www.ai.law Corp v. Butler Labs Inc N.D. Cal.
(Mag. J. Tse)
Patent & trade secret Pleadings Active — Complaint filed and assigned to Magistrate Judge Tse June 17, 2026. Later developments have not been verified.
ABG EPE IP LLC et al. v. Anthropic PBC N.D. Cal. Copyright Pleadings Active — Oct 23, 2026: Complaint filed; allegations and requested damages/injunctions not adjudicated by the reviewed filing.
State of Texas v. OpenAI Global, LLC et al. Tex. Dist. Ct. (Collin) Consumer protection Pleadings Active — Oct 23, 2026: Suit announced and original petition dated; requested restrictions and penalties are not orders or awards in the reviewed source.
Jackson Federation of Teachers v. Fitch 5th Cir.
(Smith, Haynes & Engelhardt)
AI in court filings Remanded Active — Oct 22, 2026: Preliminary injunction vacated; remanded with direction to assign a different district judge. Further merits proceedings required.
Devin Rose v. SpaceXAI LLC et al. N.D. Cal.
(Wise)
Consumer protection Arbitration denied Active — Oct 22, 2026: Motion to compel arbitration denied for insufficient notice of terms; consumer claims not resolved by this order.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and National Treasury Employees Union FLRA
(Kiko & Wagner)
AI in court filings Exceptions denied Decided — Oct 21, 2026: HHS exceptions denied; citation-verification warning. AI use suspected, not established; no AI-specific fine or drafting ban.
United States v. Jon Carl Anderhub D. Colo.
(Brimmer)
Criminal Pretrial motions Active — Oct 21, 2026: Motion to dismiss Count Six denied. No guilt determination or disposition of the other counts in this order.
Chilingarian v. Blanche (three petitions) 10th Cir.
(Matheson, Phillips & Urias)
AI in court filings Petitions denied Decided — Oct 20, 2026: Petitions denied; nonprecedential order and judgment. No separate monetary AI sanction imposed.
João Carlos de Novaes and others v. Caixa Econômica Federal STJ (Brazil)
(Domingues)
AI in court filings Appeal denied; sanctions Decided — Oct 20, 2026: Internal appeal denied; total R$20,000 personal fine on counsel, evidence preservation and OAB/MPF referrals. Docket lists judgment publication as expected October 23.
Mark Matthews v. City of Tacoma Wash. Ct. App.
(Veljacic, Maxa & Cruser)
AI in court filings Affirmed on appeal Decided — Oct 20, 2026: Summary judgment for the City affirmed in an unpublished opinion; no separate monetary AI sanction imposed.
UMG Recordings Inc. et al. v. Suno Inc. D. Mass.
(Saylor)
Copyright Pleadings Active — October 20, 2026: Suno’s answer acknowledges that not all training recordings were deleted, cites preservation demands, disputes infringement and asserts fair use; the claims remain unresolved.
Carreyrou / Cambronne, Inc. et al. v. Meta Platforms, Inc. N.D. Cal.
(Chhabria)
Copyright Discovery Active — Oct 19, 2026: Related-case discovery order grants Fox’s protective request and partially grants the Three Cs’ interrogatory motion filed in Chicken Soup; underlying copyright merits are not decided.
Chicken Soup for the Soul, LLC v. Meta Platforms Inc. N.D. Cal.
(Chhabria)
Copyright Discovery Active — Oct 19, 2026: Related-case discovery order grants Fox’s protective request and partially grants the Three Cs’ interrogatory motion filed in Chicken Soup; underlying copyright merits are not decided.
Cognella, Inc. v. Meta Platforms, Inc. N.D. Cal.
(Chhabria)
Copyright Discovery Active — Oct 19, 2026: Related-case discovery order grants Fox’s protective request and partially grants the Three Cs’ interrogatory motion filed in Chicken Soup; underlying copyright merits are not decided.
Kadrey v. Meta Platforms Inc N.D. Cal.
(Chhabria)
Copyright Discovery Active — Oct 19, 2026: Discovery order requires in camera review of specified AI Data Catalog documents and denies additional Rule 30(b)(6) deposition time; separate relief addresses related actions.
United States v. Abdulrahman Alfozan N.D. Cal.
(Mag. J. Tse)
Criminal Pretrial detention Active — Oct 19, 2026: AP reports denial of release to home confinement after a detention hearing.
OpenEvidence Inc. v. Doximity, Inc. D. Mass.
(Stearns)
Computer access Voluntarily dismissed Dismissed — Oct 16, 2026: Parties stipulated to voluntary dismissal of all claims and counterclaims with prejudice, each bearing its own costs and attorneys’ fees.
Garcia v. Character Technologies, Inc. M.D. Fla.
(Conway)
Child safety Voluntarily dismissed Settled — Oct 15, 2026: Plaintiffs filed notice voluntarily dismissing the action with prejudice following settlement
Amazon.com Services, LLC v. Perplexity AI, Inc. N.D. Cal.; 9th Cir.
(Chesney)
Computer access Motion to dismiss Active — Oct 13, 2026: Perplexity moved to dismiss the first amended complaint and to stay discovery; the court separately referred Amazon’s discovery motion to a magistrate judge. Previously, the Ninth Circuit denied rehearing en banc on September 10, 2026.
King v. AT&T Corp. W.D. Wash.
(King)
AI in court filings Stay lifted Active — Oct 13, 2026: Court requires disclosure and accuracy certifications, lifts the stay and permits the remaining claims to proceed. The September 9 dismissal of claims against Equifax and Experian remains in place.
Cruz Barriga v. Sam’s West, Inc. d/b/a Sam’s Club D. Nev.
(Navarro)
Privacy Discovery Active — Oct 9, 2026: Stipulated protective order approved; case-specific discovery restrictions in effect.
Flycatcher Corp. Ltd. and Flycatcher Toys, Inc. v. Ozmos Company LLC et al. S.D.N.Y.
(Failla)
AI in court filings Sanctions imposed Active — Oct 9, 2026: Attorney Steven A. Feldman ordered to pay $38,877.59 to Joel G. MacMull and Mandelbaum Barrett PC within 30 days, unless a different schedule is agreed.
Inquiry Concerning a Judge JQC No. 2025-001 re: Lauren Nichole Peffer Fla. Sup. Ct.
(Couriel, Labarga, Grosshans & Barrios)
AI in court filings Discipline ordered Decided — Oct 9, 2026: 30-day suspension, $10,000 fine, public reprimand and costs ordered; costs amount remanded to JQC. Suspension effective date to be set by the circuit chief judge.
State of Iowa v. Max Amyda Iowa Sup. Ct.
(Opinion by Mansfield)
Criminal Affirmed on appeal Decided — Oct 9, 2026: Court of appeals decision, district court judgment, conviction and sentence affirmed.
Ted Entertainment v. Apple Inc N.D. Cal.
(Seeborg)
Copyright Post-dismissal Active — October 27, 2026: Ted Entertainment dismissed its own claims without prejudice; Matt Fisher remains a plaintiff. No settlement or merits ruling is established by the notice.
Weir v. Darden Restaurants 10th Cir.
(Moritz, Baldock & Eid)
AI in court filings Affirmed on appeal Decided — Oct 9, 2026: Dismissal and denial of leave to amend affirmed; warning that future generative-AI misuse may result in sanctions.
David J. Miescke v. Teresa Lynn Pahl Wis. Ct. App.
(Graham, Kloppenburg & Nashold)
AI in court filings Affirmed; fees on remand Decided — Oct 8, 2026: Orders affirmed; costs and attorney’s fees awarded for a frivolous appeal, with amount to be assessed on remand. Opinion unpublished.
United States of America v. Jeremy Alan Weber 10th Cir.
(Tymkovich, Matheson & Phillips)
Criminal Affirmed on appeal Decided — Oct 8, 2026: Sentence affirmed in a nonprecedential order and judgment.
Kid International, LLC v. City National Bank of Florida Fla. 4th DCA
(Shaw, Gerber & Lott)
AI in court filings Affirmed; sanctions Decided — Oct 7, 2026: Judgment affirmed, sanctions granted and remanded for fee amount; opinion subject to timely rehearing
Washington v. Justice Fla. 2d DCA
(Northcutt, Kelly & Morris)
AI in court filings Appeal dismissed Decided — Oct 7, 2026: Opinion dismisses appeal in operative reasoning and restricts related filings; opinion subject to revision
Shannon v. Shannon Neb. Sup. Ct.
(Opinion by Vaughn)
AI in court filings Affirmed on appeal Decided — Oct 2, 2026: Brief struck; appeal reviewed for plain error; contempt ruling affirmed
X.AI LLC v. Ellison D. Minn.
(Frank)
Government Injunction pending appeal On appeal — Oct 2, 2026: Eighth Circuit granted xAI an injunction pending appeal in No. 26-2806; district-court litigation remains stayed. The appellate order gives no reasons.
Matter of Mike Singh Sethi BIA
(Mullane, Creppy & White)
AI in court filings Suspension imposed Decided — Oct 1, 2026: Board designated its September 15 decision as precedent and imposed a six-month suspension effective June 13, 2026; respondent may petition for reinstatement
Andrew Simpson v. Larry Porter and Teresa Porter Ark. Sup. Ct.
(Per curiam)
AI in court filings Show-cause order Active — Oct 1, 2026: Order to show cause, with Simpson's response due by 4 p.m. October 15; the order does not find that AI was used or impose a sanction
Harper v. Sirius XM Radio, LLC E.D. Mich.
(Berg)
Employment Judgment on the pleadings Dismissed — Sep 30, 2026: Complaint dismissed without prejudice on judgment on the pleadings
State v. Horcasitas Ariz. Ct. App.
(Williams, Foster & Weinzweig)
Criminal Remanded for resentencing Active — Sep 30, 2026: Manslaughter conviction affirmed; 10.5-year manslaughter sentence vacated and case remanded for resentencing
Tsuda v. TikTok Pte. Ltd. Tokyo Dist. Ct.
(Takahashi)
Privacy Claims dismissed Dismissed — Sep 30, 2026: All removal claims dismissed because the posts had been deleted; the court stated when a voice can receive publicity-rights protection but did not decide infringement.
United States of America, et al. v. RealPage, Inc., et al. M.D.N.C. Antitrust Post-dismissal Active — Sep 30, 2026: Court denied RealPage and three landlord defendants’ motions to dismiss the states’ antitrust claims; litigation continues. Pinnacle’s proposed settlement remains in public-comment process.
Villanueva v. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. D. Nev.
(Traum)
Privilege Summary judgment Active — Sep 29, 2026: Objections to expert-log production granted in part and overruled in part; two other discovery objections overruled. Summary-judgment motions remained pending as of that order.
State of Florida v. OpenAI Inc Fla. Cir. Ct. (Highlands) Consumer protection Temporary injunction motion Active — Sep 28, 2026: Florida filed a motion for a temporary injunction in state court; the request remains pending on the sources reviewed.
Zentian Ltd. v. Apple Inc. Fed. Cir.
(Dyk, Mayer & Prost)
Patent & trade secret Affirmed on appeal Decided — Sep 25, 2026: Federal Circuit affirmed the PTAB's finding that all claims of the patent are unpatentable for obviousness; nonprecedential opinion.
Ex parte Bradley Thomas Tex. App. (Fort Worth)
(Birdwell, Sudderth & Walker)
AI in court filings Affirmed on appeal Decided — Sep 24, 2026: Appellate court affirmed denial of habeas relief after holding Thomas forfeited his appellate complaints through inadequate briefing
Artificial Intelligence Industry Association, Inc. v. Geisel Software, Inc. S.D.N.Y.
(Castel)
Patent & trade secret Judgment entered Dismissed — Sep 23, 2026: Action dismissed without prejudice for lack of Article III standing; the court directed entry of judgment.
Oguntade v. Merit Systems Protection Board Fed. Cir.
(Moore, Lourie & Cunningham)
Employment Remanded Active — Sep 22, 2026: The Federal Circuit reversed the MSPB's jurisdictional dismissal and remanded for further proceedings; retaliation merits remain unresolved.
Alcon Entertainment, LLC v. Tesla, Inc. C.D. Cal.
(Wu)
Copyright Pleadings Active — Sep 18, 2026: Alcon and Warner Bros. Discovery stipulated to dismissal with prejudice of the claims against Warner Bros. Discovery; the stipulation states that claims against Tesla and Musk remain.
Hancox v Sutherland and Others EAT (UK)
(Pilgerstorfer)
AI in court filings Full appeal hearing pending On appeal — Sep 17, 2026: One ground allowed to proceed to a full appeal hearing; further proposed ground and other applications dismissed.
Accountability in State Government and Dan Bartel v. Austin Knudsen et al. D. Mont.
(Watters)
Government Preliminary injunction Active — Sep 16, 2026: Preliminary injunction granted protecting the named plaintiffs
Doe v. GitHub, Inc. N.D. Cal.; 9th Cir.
(Tigar)
Copyright Remanded Active — Sep 16, 2026: Dismissal of the DMCA claim affirmed on interlocutory appeal; two contract claims remain pending in district court.
Ross v. Lambert E.D. Tenn.
(Varlan)
Defamation Post-dismissal Active — Sep 16, 2026: Motion to dismiss granted in part and denied in part; defamation allegations concerning AI-generated videos proceed for further record development.
War Horse News, Inc. v. U.S. Department of Defense D.D.C. Government Pleadings Active — Sep 15, 2026: Complaint filed; seeks records disclosure.
X Corp. and SpaceXAI LLC v. Apple Inc. et al. (September 14, 2026 caption); originally X Corp. and X.AI LLC v. Apple Inc. et al. N.D. Tex.
(Pittman)
Antitrust Apple settlement; OpenAI claims pending Active — Apple claims resolved by confidential agreement; dismissal with prejudice reported September 14, 2026. On September 17 the court denied OpenAI access to that agreement after private review; OpenAI claims continue.
Keene v. Google LLC N.D. Ill.
(Durkin)
Defamation Post-dismissal Active — Sep 14, 2026: Dismissal denied as to Overviews 1 and 2; Overviews 3 and 4 dismissed without prejudice; amendment permitted by October 13, 2026.
Beus Gilbert PLLC v. Brigham Young University et al. D. Utah
(Stewart)
AI in court filings Sanctions imposed Active — Sep 9, 2026: Sanctions imposed on two BYU attorneys. Later compliance and merits status not verified.
City of Imperial v. County of Imperial, et al. Cal. Super. Ct. (Imperial)
(Anderholt)
Government Judgment and writ Decided — Sep 9, 2026: Court adopted its decision granting petitions in part and directed the city to prepare judgment and writ within 10 days
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. v. Perplexity AI, Inc. S.D.N.Y.
(Rochon)
Copyright Discovery Active — Sep 9, 2026: Discovery deadlines set; revised plan due September 15 and conference scheduled September 29.
State v. Sandoval / In re Stephen D. Aarons N.M. Sup. Ct.
(Per curiam)
AI in court filings Contempt sanctions On appeal — Sep 9, 2026: Contempt sanctions; appeal continues.
Black v. Lybrand E.D. Tex.
(Barker)
AI in court filings Post-dismissal Active — Sep 3, 2026: Partial dismissal and restrictions on amendments; later proceedings not verified.
Nippon Life v. OpenAI Foundation N.D. Ill.
(Kness)
Consumer protection Motion to dismiss Active — Aug 28, 2026: Dismissal motion remained under advisement; status hearing reset to October 20, 2026. Later developments have not been verified.
In re Adobe Inc. Stockholder Derivative Litigation (SEIU Pension Plan Master Trust v. Narayen) N.D. Cal.
(Breyer)
Corporate governance Pleadings Active — Aug 25, 2026: Derivative actions consolidated; lead counsel appointed; consolidated complaint due within 30 days. Later developments have not been verified.
Solicitors Regulation Authority Ltd v. Abhishek Kumar SDT (Eng. & Wales)
(Lewis, Hasan & Kearney)
AI in court filings High Court appeal On appeal — Aug 25, 2026: Strike-off order remains in force pending the respondent's High Court appeal, according to the published judgment.
UMG Recordings Inc v. Suno Inc D. Mass.
(Saylor)
Copyright Pleadings Active — Aug 25, 2026: Amended complaint filed after orders addressing leave to amend. Later developments have not been verified.
United States v. Anderegg 7th Cir.
(Lee, Pryor & Kolar)
Child safety Remaining counts pending Active — Aug 25, 2026: Seventh Circuit affirmed dismissal of the possession count as applied to Anderegg. Production, distribution and transfer counts remained pending after the district court denied dismissal of those counts.
Kipp Flores Architects, LLC v. AMH Creekside Development, LLC W.D. Tex.; 5th Cir.
(Rodriguez)
Copyright Remanded Active — Aug 21, 2026: The Fifth Circuit affirmed dismissal of the DMCA claims, vacated dismissal of the copyright claims and remanded.
Justice v. Suno, Inc. D. Mass.
(Saylor)
Copyright Post-dismissal Active — Aug 20, 2026: Motion to dismiss denied for the derivative-work and DMCA claims; Tennessee consumer-protection claim dismissed. The copyright reproduction claim was not challenged in this motion; liability remains undecided.
In re Otter.AI Privacy Litigation N.D. Cal.
(Lee)
Privacy Post-dismissal Active — Aug 13, 2026: Motion to dismiss granted in part, with leave to amend specified claims; other claims survive.
State of New Mexico ex rel. Torrez v. Meta Platforms, Inc. N.M. Dist. Ct. (Santa Fe)
(Biedscheid)
Child safety Judgment entered Decided — August 6, 2026: court entered findings, judgment and a nuisance-abatement decree following the jury and bench phases. Appellate status not verified.
Chamberlain v. Granola, Inc. et al. N.D. Cal.
(Chen)
Privacy Pleadings Active — Jul 31, 2026: Reassigned to Judge Chen; August 20 stipulation addressed the response deadline. Later developments have not been verified.
GEMA v. Suno LG München I Copyright First-instance judgment Decided — Jul 31, 2026: First-instance ruling for GEMA, including injunctive and information relief; appellate finality not verified.
Mobley v. Workday Inc N.D. Cal.
(Lin)
Employment Class certification Active Nov 10, 2026
Certification opposition due
September 14, 2026: plaintiffs moved for class certification; an October discovery order permits limited depositions of supporting declarants. The proposed Rule 23 classes have not been certified by that order.
ANI Media Pvt. Ltd. v. Open AI OpCo LLC Delhi H.C. (India)
(Bansal)
Copyright Interim-relief appeal On appeal Dec 8, 2026
Appeal listed
September 15, 2026: Division Bench issued notice on ANI’s appeal, allowed four weeks for a reply and listed it for December 8; the order grants no interim injunction.
Kistler et al. v. Eightfold AI Inc. N.D. Cal.
(Gonzalez Rogers)
Consumer protection Motion to dismiss Active — Jul 24, 2026: Dismissal hearing vacated; public docket reviewed through August 12. Later developments have not been verified.
Starbuck v. Google LLC Del. Super. Ct.
(Adams)
Defamation Post-dismissal Active — Jul 24, 2026: Google’s motion to dismiss denied; the decision concerned pleading sufficiency, not a finding that the allegations were true.
Jane Doe v. XAI Corp Arkansas E.D. Ark. Child safety Pleadings Active — Jul 23, 2026: Counsel announced the complaint. Later developments have not been verified.
Brave Software Inc v. News Corp N.D. Cal.
(Tigar)
Copyright Pleadings Active — Jul 22, 2026: News Corp, Dow Jones and NYP Holdings answered; Dow Jones and NYP Holdings asserted counterclaims. Later developments have not been verified.
Does 1 through 26 v. Meta Platforms, Inc. N.D. Cal.
(Orrick)
Employment Preliminary injunction Active — August 24, 2026: preliminary-injunction hearing held; an October 21 law-firm update reports that Judge Orrick signaled a likely ruling for Meta. A written disposition remains unverified.
UMG Recordings Inc v. Uncharted Labs Inc S.D.N.Y.
(Hellerstein)
Copyright Pleadings Active — Jun 29, 2026: Motion to add further recordings denied; remaining case continued. Separate Sony action filed in July.
Cable News Network, Inc. v. Perplexity AI, Inc. S.D.N.Y.
(Preska)
Copyright Pleadings Active — Jun 18, 2026: Order assigned the action to Judge Preska; public docket reviewed through June 30. Later developments have not been verified.
KGM v. Meta Platforms et al Cal. Super. Ct. (L.A.)
(Kuhl)
Consumer protection Post-trial Decided — Jun 10, 2026: Plaintiff’s counsel announced denial of post-trial motions, leaving the $6 million verdict intact. Later appellate developments not verified.
Kogon v. Google LLC N.D. Ill.
(Harjani)
Copyright Motion to dismiss Active — Jun 8, 2026: Google filed its dismissal memorandum. Later developments have not been verified.
Huballa v. Google LLC N.D. Cal.
(Gonzalez Rogers)
Product liability Pleadings Active — Jun 2, 2026: Related-case order connected this action with Brown v. Google. Later developments and a specific Gemini connection have not been verified.
Musk v. Altman et al N.D. Cal.
(Gonzalez Rogers)
Corporate governance Counterclaims Active — May 20, 2026: Trial claims held time-barred. June 10 order addressed remaining claims; plaintiffs answered OpenAI counterclaims August 10, 2026.
Ted Entertainment v. Amazoncom Inc W.D. Wash.
(Whitehead)
Copyright Motion to dismiss Active — May 20, 2026: Initial scheduling and joint-status-report deadlines terminated pending an amended complaint and/or resolution of a dismissal motion. Later developments have not been verified.
Businessing LLC v. Runway AI Inc S.D.N.Y.
(Kaplan)
Copyright Pleadings Active — Apr 27, 2026: Consolidated complaint; June 9, 2026 order added Gardner to the consolidated proceedings. Later developments have not been verified.
X.AI LLC v. Weiser D. Colo.
(Domenico)
Government Stayed pending rulemaking Stayed — Apr 27, 2026: Stipulated enforcement restriction and stay of case deadlines entered pending rulemaking and a forthcoming preliminary-injunction motion. Later developments have not been verified.
BMG Rights Management (US) LLC v. Anthropic PBC N.D. Cal.
(Lee)
Copyright Temporary stay Stayed — Apr 24, 2026: Temporary stay and revised briefing schedule ordered. Later developments have not been verified.
Getty Images v. Stability AI N.D. Cal.
(Thompson)
Copyright Post-dismissal Active — Apr 23, 2026: Dismissal motion granted in part. The false-CMI claim was dismissed with leave to amend and was not reasserted by the May 21 answer; other challenged claims survived. Later developments have not been verified.
Kleiner v. Adobe Inc N.D. Cal.
(Corley)
Copyright Pleadings Active — Apr 22, 2026: Consolidated class complaint filed with Lyon; Adobe answered May 22, 2026. Later developments have not been verified.
Lyon v. Adobe Inc N.D. Cal.
(Corley)
Copyright Pleadings Active — Apr 22, 2026: Consolidated complaint; Adobe answered May 22, 2026. Later developments have not been verified.
Encyclopaedia Britannica v. OpenAI Inc S.D.N.Y.
(Stein)
Copyright Stayed pending MDL rulings Stayed — Apr 21, 2026: Proceedings and deadlines stayed pending summary-judgment rulings in the other active MDL cases. Later developments have not been verified.
Gracenote Media Services v. OpenAI S.D.N.Y.
(Stein)
Copyright Stayed pending MDL rulings Stayed — Apr 21, 2026: Gracenote action stayed pending summary-judgment decisions in the related MDL. Later developments have not been verified.
Chmura v. Snap Inc C.D. Cal.
(Birotte)
Copyright Motion to dismiss Active — Apr 13, 2026: Consolidated complaint; Snap’s reply supporting dismissal filed June 24, 2026. Later developments have not been verified.
XAI v. Bonta C.D. Cal.
(Bernal)
Government Preliminary-injunction appeal On appeal — Mar 4, 2026: Preliminary injunction denied. The appeal is identified in the filed appellate brief; later appellate disposition not verified.
Warner v. Gilbarco E.D. Mich.
(Drain)
Privilege Discovery Active — Feb 10, 2026: Discovery order protected litigation thought processes and strategy; later case disposition not verified.
EEOC v. iTutorGroup, Inc. et al. E.D.N.Y.
(Chen)
Employment Consent decree Settled — Sep 8, 2023: Consent decree entered following the announced $365,000 settlement.
Citizens Insurance Company of America v. Wynndalco Enterprises, LLC, et al. 7th Cir.
(Rovner, Kirsch & Jackson-Akiwumi)
Insurance Affirmed on appeal Decided — Jun 15, 2023: Seventh Circuit affirmed the duty-to-defend judgment. This article covers that appellate decision.
Thaler v. Vidal Fed. Cir.
(Moore, Taranto & Stark)
Patent & trade secret Certiorari denied Decided — Apr 24, 2023: Supreme Court denied certiorari after the Federal Circuit affirmed the natural-person inventorship requirement on August 5, 2022.
Disney Enterprises, Inc. et al.; Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. et al. v. Midjourney, Inc. C.D. Cal.
John A. Kronstadt; Magistrate Judge Alexander J. Richlin
Copyright Motion for judgment on the pleadings Active — August 25, 2026: Midjourney filed its reply supporting partial judgment on the pleadings on contributory infringement. A ruling after that filing has not been verified.
Advance Local Media LLC et al. v. Cohere Inc. S.D.N.Y.
Colleen McMahon
Copyright Discovery Active — July 9, 2026: knowledge-and-material-contribution theory withdrawn with prejudice; inducement theory retained. Later developments have not been verified.
In re Google Generative AI Copyright Litigation N.D. Cal.
Eumi K. Lee; Magistrate Judge Susan van Keulen
Copyright Discovery Active — July 14, 2026: Google opposed unconditional withdrawal of publishers’ intervention motion. Later proceedings have not been verified.
In re Salesforce LLM Copyright Infringement Litigation N.D. Cal.
Charles R. Breyer
Copyright Pleadings Active — February 9, 2026: pretrial order establishes consolidated caption and master docket. Later procedural developments have not been verified.
Andersen et al. v. Stability AI Ltd. et al. N.D. Cal.
William H. Orrick; Magistrate Judge Lisa J. Cisneros
Copyright Discovery Active — February 10, 2026: discovery order directs supplementation of specified responses and production of financial and marketing documents. Later developments have not been verified.
Chicken Soup for the Soul, LLC v. Anthropic PBC N.D. Cal.
P. Casey Pitts
Copyright Motion to dismiss Active Dec 17, 2026
Dismissal hearing noticed in September 24 motion
September 24, 2026: Anthropic filed a consolidated dismissal motion in five related actions, noticing a December 17, 2026 hearing. No later ruling verified.
Gerencia 360 Music, Inc. v. Suno, Inc. et al. N.D. Cal.
Rita F. Lin (current caption)
Copyright Pleadings Active — October 19, 2026: plaintiff voluntarily dismissed both Bright Data defendants without prejudice; the notice does not dismiss Suno.
Hendrix et al. v. Apple Inc. N.D. Cal.
Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers
Copyright Pleadings Active — March 30, 2026: Apple answered the consolidated complaint and asserted fair use. A subsequent fair-use ruling has not been verified.
State of Arizona ex rel. Kristin K. Mayes v. OpenAI Global, LLC et al. Arizona state court Consumer protection Pleadings Active — October 14, 2026: state consumer-protection action filed. Later procedural developments have not been verified.
State of Arkansas ex rel. Tim Griffin v. OpenAI Global, LLC et al. Arkansas state court Consumer protection Pleadings Active — October 14, 2026: state consumer-protection action filed. Later procedural developments have not been verified.
State of Idaho ex rel. Raúl R. Labrador v. OpenAI Global, LLC et al. Idaho state court Consumer protection Pleadings Active — October 14, 2026: state consumer-protection action filed. Later procedural developments have not been verified.
State of Iowa ex rel. Brenna Bird v. OpenAI Global, LLC et al. Iowa state court Consumer protection Pleadings Active — October 14, 2026: state consumer-protection action filed. Later procedural developments have not been verified.
State of Kansas ex rel. Kris W. Kobach v. OpenAI Global, LLC et al. Kansas state court Consumer protection Pleadings Active — October 14, 2026: state consumer-protection action filed. Later procedural developments have not been verified.
State of Montana ex rel. Austin Knudsen v. OpenAI Global, LLC et al. Montana state court Consumer protection Pleadings Active — October 14, 2026: state consumer-protection action filed. Later procedural developments have not been verified.
State of Nebraska ex rel. Michael T. Hilgers v. OpenAI Global, LLC et al. Nebraska state court Consumer protection Pleadings Active — October 14, 2026: state consumer-protection action filed. Later procedural developments have not been verified.
State of West Virginia ex rel. John B. McCuskey v. OpenAI Global, LLC et al. West Virginia state court
Richard Tatterson
Consumer protection Pleadings Active — October 14, 2026: state consumer-protection action filed. Later procedural developments have not been verified.
Chicago Tribune Company, LLC v. Perplexity AI, Inc. S.D.N.Y.
Loretta A. Preska
Copyright Motion to dismiss Active — April 17, 2026: Perplexity filed a consolidated memorandum supporting dismissal of the amended complaints. A later ruling has not been verified.
Dow Jones & Company, Inc. and NYP Holdings, Inc. v. Perplexity AI, Inc. S.D.N.Y.
Katherine Polk Failla
Copyright Pleadings Active — December 11, 2024: first amended complaint filed. Later motion outcomes have not been verified.
The New York Times Company v. Perplexity AI, Inc. S.D.N.Y.
Loretta A. Preska
Copyright Motion to dismiss Active — April 17, 2026: Perplexity filed a consolidated memorandum supporting dismissal of the amended complaints. A later ruling has not been verified.
Reddit, Inc. v. Perplexity AI, Inc. et al. S.D.N.Y. Copyright Pleadings Active — October 22, 2025: complaint filed. Later motion outcomes have not been verified.
S.A. Jamendo v. NVIDIA Corporation (October 2026 action) N.D. Cal. Copyright Pleadings Active — October 12, 2026: new complaint filed after voluntary dismissal of the earlier action. Later developments have not been verified.
Apple Inc. v. Liu et al. N.D. Cal.
Edward J. Davila
Patent & trade secret Discovery Active — October 13, 2026: limited expedited discovery granted in part, denied in part and deferred in part. A subsequent injunction ruling has not been verified.
NAACP and NAACP Mississippi State Conference v. X.AI Corp. and MZX Tech LLC N.D. Miss.
Debra M. Brown
Environment & infrastructure Preliminary injunction Active Oct 30, 2026
Response to any Rule 24(c) pleading, if required
October 19, 2026: United States permitted to intervene but its request to dismiss the citizen suit denied; separate defense dismissal and preliminary-injunction motions remain unresolved in this order.
Mayor and City Council of Baltimore v. X Corp. et al. D. Md.
Ellen Lipton Hollander
Consumer protection Motion to dismiss Active — July 17, 2026: dismissal of Space Exploration Technologies Corp. approved; June 29 dismissal motion by the X/xAI defendants remains unresolved in the docket reviewed through July 23. Later proceedings not verified.
Carter and Anderson v. X.AI Corp. and MZX Tech LLC W.D. Tenn. Environment & infrastructure Pleadings Active — September 23, 2026: proposed class complaint filed. Later procedural developments have not been verified.
Padilla v. SpaceXAI Corp. and SpaceXAI LLC N.D. Ill.
Sara L. Ellis
Privacy Pleadings Active — October 7, 2026: proposed class complaint filed. Later procedural developments have not been verified.
SpaceXAI LLC v. Harry Tiffany IV N.D. Tex.
Reed O’Connor
Child safety Pleadings Active — September 10, 2026: complaint filed. Later procedural developments have not been verified.
Vredenburgh and Coutu v. OpenAI OpCo, LLC N.D. Cal.
Magistrate Judge Alex G. Tse
Privacy Pleadings Active — September 16, 2026: proposed class complaint filed. Later procedural developments have not been verified.
Alvarez et al. v. Meta Platforms, Inc. N.D. Ill. Privacy Pleadings Active — September 4, 2026: proposed class complaint filed. Later procedural developments have not been verified.
ACLU et al. v. Clearview AI, Inc. Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois Privacy Consent decree Settled — Settled: consent order entered May 11, 2022.
In re Clearview AI, Inc., Consumer Privacy Litigation N.D. Ill.; Seventh Circuit
Sharon Johnson Coleman (district court); David F. Hamilton, Nancy L. Maldonado and Rebecca Taibleson (appeal)
Privacy Remanded Active — July 13, 2026: Seventh Circuit vacated settlement approval and remanded. Later remand proceedings have not been verified.
Vacker et al. v. Eleven Labs, Inc. D. Del.
Richard G. Andrews
Privacy Voluntarily dismissed Dismissed — November 6, 2025: all claims voluntarily dismissed with prejudice, each party bearing its own fees and costs.
Lehrman and Sage v. Lovo, Inc. S.D.N.Y.
J. Paul Oetken
Privacy Temporary stay Stayed — May 27, 2026: Lovo filed a Chapter 7 bankruptcy notice invoking the automatic stay; later relief from the stay has not been verified.
Getty Images (US) Inc. and others v. Stability AI Ltd. (United Kingdom) High Ct. (Ch.)
Mrs Justice Joanna Smith
Copyright First-instance judgment Decided — November 4, 2025: secondary copyright claim dismissed; limited historic trademark infringement found. Later appeal status has not been verified.
Robert Kneschke v. LAION e.V. BGH; Hamburg courts Copyright Appeal On appeal — September 3, 2026: BGH hearing held without a decision, according to LAION’s counsel. Later disposition not verified.
GEMA v. OpenAI LG München I Copyright First-instance judgment Decided — November 11, 2025: first-instance judgment substantially grants copyright relief; the court stated that it was not final. Later appellate status not verified.
Pictoright v. Meta Platforms Amsterdam Dist. Ct. Copyright Discovery Active — September 3, 2025: further interim judgment fixes expert-investigation costs, according to Pictoright. Later proceedings have not been verified.
Many Worlds 2T Innovations LLC v. OpenAI OpCo, LLC E.D. Tex.
Rodney Gilstrap
Patent & trade secret Pleadings Active — August 31, 2026: complaint filed. Later procedural developments have not been verified.
TradeSun, Inc. v. OpenAI OpCo, LLC and OpenAI Group PBC N.D. Cal.
Trina L. Thompson (caption initials TLT)
Trademark Pleadings Active — October 5, 2026: complaint filed. Later procedural developments have not been verified.
In the Matter of Delphia (USA) Inc. SEC Consumer protection Settled order Settled — Settled: March 18, 2024 cease-and-desist order, censure and $225,000 civil penalty.
In the Matter of Global Predictions, Inc. SEC Consumer protection Settled order Settled — Settled: March 18, 2024 cease-and-desist order, censure and $175,000 civil penalty.
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Albert Saniger Mantinan S.D.N.Y.
Ronnie Abrams
Consumer protection Temporary stay Stayed — June 23, 2026: stay application granted and June 26 conference adjourned indefinitely. Later lifting of the stay not verified.
Federal Trade Commission v. Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc. D. Mass.
Magistrate Judge Paul G. Levenson
Consumer protection Consent decree Settled — Settled: stipulated injunction entered December 5, 2024; civil judgment entered December 9.
In the Matter of Rytr LLC FTC Consumer protection Order set aside Decided — December 22, 2025: FTC reopened and set aside the earlier final order.
In the Matter of State of Texas and Pieces Technologies, Inc. Tex. Dist. Ct., Dallas County Consumer protection Assurance of voluntary compliance Settled — Settled: Attorney General announced assurance-of-voluntary-compliance resolution September 18, 2024.
State of New Mexico ex rel. Torrez v. Meta Platforms, Inc. (Facebook privacy) N.M. Dist. Ct. (Santa Fe)
Francis J. Mathew
Privacy Judgment entered Decided — October 21, 2026: $25 billion civil penalty imposed; injunction issues reserved for further briefing. Meta reportedly plans to appeal; filing of an appeal has not been verified.
Lisandrillo v. Palozzi Fla. 4th DCA
(Gross, Levine & Shepherd)
AI in court filings Petitions denied Decided — Petition denied September 16, 2026; matter referred to the Florida Bar October 21. Rehearing finality and any later disciplinary outcome unverified; referral does not establish a disciplinary sanction or AI causation.