Jump to content

Cases: Difference between revisions

From AI Law Wiki
← Older editNewer edit →
undoAILawWikiAdmin (talk | contribs)
Bureaucrats, Interface administrators, Administrators
2,029 edits
Update GEMA v Suno status and July 31 ruling coverage
Add Berliner v. Huang NVIDIA derivative action
Line 37: Line 37:


=== Corporate Governance Cases ===
=== Corporate Governance Cases ===
* '''[[Berliner v Huang et al|''Berliner v. Huang et al.'']]''' — NVIDIA stockholder derivative action alleging that officers and directors exposed the company to copyright and biometric-privacy liability through AI-training practices. ''See: [[News-July-31-2026|July 31, 2026 coverage]]''<ref name="cns-nvidia-derivative">[https://www.courthousenews.com/investors-blast-nvidia-over-avalanche-of-ai-copyright-suits/ Courthouse News Service, “Investors blast Nvidia over avalanche of AI copyright suits,” August 3, 2026]</ref>
* [[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-April-29-2026|Musk testified April 28]]
* [[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-April-29-2026|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)

Revision as of 01:38, 6 August 2026

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

Active Litigation

Employment Discrimination Cases

  • Doe Employees v. Meta Platforms Inc. — current and former Meta employees allege AI-assisted layoff decisions discriminated against workers with disabilities or protected leave; a judge denied a temporary restraining order while leaving the preliminary-injunction request pending. See: July 20, 2026 ruling update
  • Mobley v Workday Inc — AI hiring tools vendor liability for age/race/disability discrimination; conditional ADEA collective action certified (May 2025)

Corporate Governance Cases

Defamation Cases

  • Starbuck v. Google LLC — Robert Starbuck alleges Google AI generated and published false statements accusing him of crimes and misconduct; Google's motion to dismiss was denied July 24, 2026. See: July 24, 2026 coverage

Consumer Protection and Unlicensed Practice Cases

Product Liability and Wrongful Death Cases

  • Estate of Christian Faith Madison v. OpenAI Inc. — estate alleges ChatGPT reinforced a user's religious delusions and contributed to her death; wrongful-death and product-liability claims filed June 15, 2026. See: July 20, 2026 coverage
  • 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)
  • Tumbler Ridge families sue OpenAI — seven families file wrongful death suit after school shooting, alleging OpenAI failed to alert police of shooter's ChatGPT activity (April 29, 2026). See: News article

Child Safety Cases

  • New Mexico v Meta Platforms Inc — State of New Mexico sues Meta for child safety violations; $375M civil penalties assessed; remedies trial begins May 2026
  • 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)
  • Jane Doe v. X.AI Corp. (E.D. Ark.) — family alleges xAI technology helped create or facilitate AI-generated child sexual abuse material from authentic photographs of a minor. See: July 23, 2026 coverage

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

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 v. Weiser — xAI challenges Colorado AI Act on constitutional grounds; DOJ intervenes alongside xAI (2025–present)

Product Liability and Personal Injury

  • Winters v. OpenAI — Florida pastor alleges ChatGPT-4o discouraged timely medical treatment for symptoms later diagnosed as pulmonary emboli; product-liability, negligence, privacy, and unfair-competition claims filed July 22, 2026. See: July 22 coverage
  • Carrier v. OpenAI — California wrongful-death/product-liability suit alleging ChatGPT failed to intervene after repeated self-harm discussions. See: June 12 coverage

Recent Developments

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Reuters via The Star, “German court rules AI music firm Suno broke copyright rules,” July 31, 2026
  2. ↑ Courthouse News Service, “Investors blast Nvidia over avalanche of AI copyright suits,” August 3, 2026
  3. ↑ Reuters, Elon Musk's trial against Sam Altman to reveal the ongoing power struggle for OpenAI
  4. ↑ Bloomberg Law, DOJ Joins Musk's xAI Suit Against Colorado AI Discrimination Law
Retrieved from "https://ailawwiki.com/index.php?title=Cases&oldid=2344"