Winters v OpenAI LLC: Difference between revisions

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| style="vertical-align:top;overflow-wrap:anywhere;" | Not identified in the sources reviewed.
| style="vertical-align:top;overflow-wrap:anywhere;" | CGC-26-639579<ref name="queue-winters">[https://lawsuit.center/case-filings/winters-v-openai-complaint.pdf Winters complaint, No. CGC-26-639579, court-stamped August 3, 2026, p. 1]</ref>
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| style="vertical-align:top;overflow-wrap:anywhere;" | Exact filed date not verified from the available complaint copy<ref name="case-record-24eb2accee59bbab" />
| style="vertical-align:top;overflow-wrap:anywhere;" | August 3, 2026 (date stamped on the reviewed complaint)<ref name="queue-winters" /><ref name="case-record-24eb2accee59bbab" />
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| style="vertical-align:top;overflow-wrap:anywhere;" | OpenAI, Inc.; OpenAI OpCo, LLC; OpenAI Holdings, LLC; Samuel Altman; John Doe employees and investors<ref name="case-record-24eb2accee59bbab" />
| style="vertical-align:top;overflow-wrap:anywhere;" | OpenAI Foundation (formerly OpenAI, Inc.); OpenAI Group PBC (formerly OpenAI OpCo, LLC); OpenAI Holdings, LLC; Samuel Altman; John Doe employees and investors<ref name="queue-winters" />
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| style="vertical-align:top;overflow-wrap:anywhere;" | Complaint published by plaintiffs’ counsel in August 2026; subsequent docket developments not verified.<ref name="case-record-24eb2accee59bbab" />
| style="vertical-align:top;overflow-wrap:anywhere;" | Reviewed complaint court-stamped August 3, 2026; subsequent docket developments not verified.<ref name="queue-winters" /><ref name="case-record-24eb2accee59bbab" />
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Complaint published by plaintiffs’ counsel in August 2026; subsequent docket developments not verified.<ref name="case-record-24eb2accee59bbab" />
Reviewed complaint court-stamped August 3, 2026; subsequent docket developments not verified.<ref name="queue-winters" /><ref name="case-record-24eb2accee59bbab" />


== Background ==
== Background ==
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== Procedural History ==
== Procedural History ==
Winters filed the complaint in San Francisco Superior Court on July 22, 2026.<ref name="cn" /> OpenAI had not responded to Courthouse News Service's request for comment at the time of publication.<ref name="cn" />
The reviewed complaint bears a San Francisco Superior Court filing stamp dated August 3, 2026 and case number CGC-26-639579.<ref name="queue-winters" /> The July-dated news reports linked here predate that stamp and do not establish the filing date of this copy. OpenAI had not responded to Courthouse News Service's request for comment at the time of publication.<ref name="cn" />


== Significance ==
== Significance ==