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	=== Corporate Governance Cases ===		=== Corporate Governance Cases ===
	* [[Musk v Altman et al]] — Elon Musk sues OpenAI cofounders for breach of charitable trust and unjust enrichment (fraud claims dropped April 25, 2026); bench trial with advisory jury ~~begins~~ April 27, 2026		* [[Musk v Altman et al]] — Elon Musk sues OpenAI cofounders for breach of charitable trust and unjust enrichment (fraud claims dropped April 25, 2026); bench trial with advisory jury began April 27, 2026; [[News-Musk-v-Altman-Trial-Day-2-2026\|Musk testified April 28]]
	* [[SEIU Pension Plan Master Trust v Narayen]] — First shareholder derivative suit against AI company executives for AI training on copyrighted works (filed April 24, 2026)		* [[SEIU Pension Plan Master Trust v Narayen]] — First shareholder derivative suit against AI company executives for AI training on copyrighted works (filed April 24, 2026)

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This page tracks active and significant AI-related legal cases, including copyright disputes, privacy litigation, and regulatory challenges.

== Active Litigation ==

=== Copyright Cases ===
* [[Getty Images v Stability AI]] — Getty Images alleges Stable Diffusion trained on copyrighted images; motion to dismiss mostly denied April 2026
* [[Kadrey v Meta Platforms Inc]] — Authors allege Meta trained LLaMA on pirated books
* [[Carreyrou v Anthropic PBC]] — Opt-out authors sue Anthropic, Google, Meta, xAI, and Perplexity over AI training on copyrighted books (2025–2026)
* [[Kogon v Google LLC]] — Indie musicians sue Google for training Lyria 3 AI on 44M YouTube clips without consent (March 2026)
* [[UMG Recordings Inc v Suno Inc]] — UMG/Sony v. Suno active; WMG settled (Nov 2025); settlement talks stalled over fees/equity (April 2026)
* [[UMG Recordings Inc v Uncharted Labs Inc]] — Record labels sue Udio AI music platform
* [[Ted Entertainment v OpenAI Inc]] — YouTubers allege DMCA violations for video scraping (April 2026)
* [[Ted Entertainment v Apple Inc]] — YouTubers allege DMCA violations for video scraping (April 2026)
* [[Ted Entertainment v Amazoncom Inc]] — YouTubers allege DMCA violations for video scraping (April 2026)
* [[Businessing LLC v Runway AI Inc]] — YouTuber Ali Spagnola alleges DMCA violations for video scraping (February 2026)
* [[Beaulier v NVIDIA et al]] — 3D model artist Austin Beaulier sues NVIDIA, Meta, Microsoft, Roblox for DMCA CMI removal in AI training (March 2026)
* [[Bartz v Anthropic PBC]] — Authors allege Anthropic trained Claude on pirated books; $1.5B settlement awaiting final approval; 91.3% claim rate; fairness hearing May 14, 2026
* [[BMG Rights Management v Anthropic PBC]] — Music publisher sues over 493 song lyrics used in AI training (March 2026)
* [[Reddit Inc v Anthropic PBC]] — Reddit sues Anthropic over unauthorized scraping for AI training; remanded to state court (March 2026)
* [[News Reddit v Anthropic Remand 2026|April 2026 — Reddit v. Anthropic — Federal court remands case to state court, rejects copyright preemption]]
* [[Gracenote Media Services v OpenAI]] — Nielsen subsidiary sues OpenAI over unauthorized use of copyrighted media metadata database for AI training (March 2026)
* [[Encyclopaedia Britannica v OpenAI Inc]] — Britannica and Merriam-Webster sue OpenAI for scraping 100K articles/dictionary entries to train ChatGPT (March 2026)
* [[Kleiner v Adobe Inc]] — Author sues Adobe for training SlimLM on pirated Books3/RedPajama dataset (February 2026)
* [[Chmura v Snap Inc]] — YouTuber sues Snap Inc for DMCA circumvention in AI video training (February 2026)
* [[Disney Enterprises v MiniMax]] — Hollywood studios sue Chinese AI company over AI-generated character images; motions to dismiss filed April 2026 (September 2025)
* [[GEMA v Suno]] — German performing rights organization sues Suno AI for unauthorized use of copyrighted musical compositions for AI training; ruling scheduled June 12, 2026 (January 2025)

=== Employment Discrimination Cases ===
* [[Mobley v Workday Inc]] — AI hiring tools vendor liability for age/race/disability discrimination; conditional ADEA collective action certified (May 2025)

=== Corporate Governance Cases ===
* [[Musk v Altman et al]] — Elon Musk sues OpenAI cofounders for breach of charitable trust and unjust enrichment (fraud claims dropped April 25, 2026); bench trial with advisory jury begins April 27, 2026
* [[SEIU Pension Plan Master Trust v Narayen]] — First shareholder derivative suit against AI company executives for AI training on copyrighted works (filed April 24, 2026)

=== Consumer Protection and Unlicensed Practice Cases ===
* [[Nippon Life v OpenAI Foundation|Nippon Life v. OpenAI Foundation]] — Insurer sues OpenAI for unlicensed practice of law via ChatGPT (March 2026)
* [[Kistler v Eightfold AI Inc|Kistler v. Eightfold AI Inc.]] — FCRA class action challenging AI hiring tools as consumer reports (January 2026)

=== Product Liability and Wrongful Death Cases ===
* [[Gavalas v Google LLC|Gavalas v. Google LLC]] — Father sues Google for wrongful death, alleging Gemini AI chatbot manipulated son into suicide; ICMC set June 2
* [[Huballa v Google LLC]] — Multiple plaintiffs sue Google over Gemini AI chatbot (removed to federal court April 2026)

=== Privilege and Work Product Cases ===
* [[United States v Heppner]] — First ruling on AI-generated materials and privilege: public AI tool use not protected (S.D.N.Y., February 2026)
* [[Warner v Gilbarco]] — Paired ruling: pro se plaintiff's AI-assisted materials protected under work product doctrine (E.D. Mich., February 2026)

=== Patent and Authorship Cases ===
* [[Thaler v Vidal]] — Can AI be an inventor under patent law?

=== Constitutional and Regulatory Challenges ===
* [[Anthropic PBC v U.S. Department of War]] — AI company challenges Trump administration supply-chain risk designation as First Amendment retaliation; preliminary injunction granted March 26, 2026
* [[XAI v Bonta]] — xAI challenges California AB 2013 AI training data transparency law on First Amendment, Takings, and Due Process grounds; preliminary injunction denied March 4, 2026 (December 2025)
* [[XAI Corp v Weiser|xAI v. Weiser]] — xAI challenges Colorado AI Act on constitutional grounds; DOJ intervenes alongside xAI (2025–present)

== Recent Developments ==

* '''April 27, 2026''': [[News Musk v Altman Trial Begins April 27 2026|Musk v. Altman bench trial begins with advisory jury selection in Oakland — Elon Musk's charitable trust and unjust enrichment claims against OpenAI cofounders go to trial<ref name="reuters-trial">[https://www.reuters.com/technology/elon-musks-trial-against-sam-altman-reveal-ongoing-power-struggle-openai-2026-04-27/ Reuters, Elon Musk's trial against Sam Altman to reveal the ongoing power struggle for OpenAI]</ref>
* '''April 24, 2026''': [[News DOJ Joins xAI Colorado AI Law Challenge 2026|DOJ intervenes in xAI v. Weiser, siding with xAI's challenge to Colorado SB 24-205 in the first federal intervention against a state AI law<ref name="bloomberg-doj">[https://news.bgov.com/business-and-practice/doj-joins-musks-xai-suit-against-colorado-ai-discrimination-law Bloomberg Law, DOJ Joins Musk's xAI Suit Against Colorado AI Discrimination Law]</ref>
* [[News Musk v OpenAI Trial April 2026|April 2026 — Musk v. Altman Trial Begins — Bench trial with advisory jury starts April 27; Musk dropped fraud claims April 24-25, case narrowed to breach of charitable trust and unjust enrichment]]
* [[News Florida AG Criminal Investigation OpenAI 2026|April 2026 — Florida AG Criminal Investigation — First criminal probe of an AI company; AG Uthmeier investigates OpenAI over FSU shooting]]
* [[News Carreyrou v Anthropic Copyright Opt Out Lawsuit 2026|April 2026 — Carreyrou v. Anthropic — Opt-out authors file omnibus copyright lawsuit against Anthropic, Google, Meta, xAI, and Perplexity AI]]
* [[News Kadrey v Meta Fourth Amended Complaint April 2026|April 2026 — Kadrey v. Meta Fourth Amended Complaint — Court adds contributory infringement claim over Meta's torrenting activities]]
* [[News Disney v MiniMax Motions Dismiss 2026|April 2026 — Disney v. MiniMax — Defendants file motions to dismiss in major Hollywood studio v. Chinese AI company copyright case]]
* [[News xAI v Bonta California AI Transparency Ruling 2026|April 2026 — xAI v. Bonta — Federal court upholds California AI training data transparency law against xAI challenge]]
* [[News Nippon Life Sues OpenAI Unlicensed Law Practice 2026|March 2026 — Nippon Life v. OpenAI — Insurer sues OpenAI for unlicensed practice of law via ChatGPT]]
* [[News BMG Sues Anthropic Copyright Lyrics 2026|March 2026 — BMG v. Anthropic — Music publisher sues over 493 copyrighted song lyrics in AI training]]
* [[News GEMA v Suno 2026|April 2026 — GEMA v Suno — German performing rights organization ruling scheduled June 12, 2026]]
* [[News Indie Artists v Google Lyria 2026|April 2026 — Indie Artists v Google — Indie musicians sue Google over AI training on YouTube clips]]
* [[News Anthropic 1.5B Settlement 2026|April 2026 — Anthropic Settlement — $1.5B settlement with authors; fairness hearing May 14, 2026]]
* [[News Major Labels Settle Suno Udio 2026|April 2026 — Major Labels Settle with Suno/Udio — Major labels settlement; WMG settled, UMG/Sony ongoing]]
* [[News Ted Entertainment Sues OpenAI Apple Amazon DMCA 2026|April 2026 — Ted Entertainment DMCA Suits — YouTubers sue OpenAI, Apple, Amazon for DMCA video scraping]]
* [[News Gracenote Media Services v OpenAI 2026|March 2026 — Gracenote v. OpenAI — Nielsen subsidiary sues OpenAI over metadata database]]

== Categories ==
=== Child Safety Cases ===
* [[Doe v X.AI Corp]] — Minors allege xAI's Grok AI generated CSAM deepfakes from their real photographs; class action under Masha's Law and TVPA (March 2026)

[[Category:Copyright Litigation]]
[[Category:Consumer Protection]]
[[Category:Child Safety]]
[[Category:Product Liability]]
[[Category:Corporate Governance]]
* [[Disney v MiniMax]] Film studios copyright suit against Chinese video-generation company (filed March 2026)
* [[Lyon v Adobe Inc]] Author Douglas Lyon consolidated complaint against Adobe (filed April 2026)

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