Cases

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

Active Litigation

• Hachette Book Group, Inc. v. Google LLC — publishers and Scott Turow allege Google used copyrighted books and articles to train Gemini AI models. See: July 14, 2026 coverage

Copyright Cases

• ANI Media Pvt Ltd v. OpenAI Inc. — ANI alleges OpenAI used its news reports for ChatGPT training; the Delhi High Court denied interim relief on July 24, 2026 after prima facie findings favoring OpenAI. See: July 24, 2026 coverage
• Brave Software, Inc. v. News Corp — Brave seeks a declaration that its publisher-content practices are lawful; News Corp counterclaims that Brave scraped and resold copyrighted articles to AI companies. See: July 22, 2026 coverage
• Elsevier Inc. v. Meta Platforms Inc. — Proposed publisher-and-author class action alleging Meta used copyrighted works from books, journals, and textbooks to train Llama. See: May 10, 2026 coverage
• CNN v Perplexity AI Inc — CNN alleges Perplexity copied and distributed CNN stories, videos, images, and other works without authorization (May 2026). See: May 28, 2026 coverage
• 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
• Sony Music Entertainment v. Uncharted Labs Inc. — Sony and nine affiliated labels allege Udio copied 30,117 recordings for AI training in a second federal copyright suit filed July 20, 2026. See: July 20, 2026 coverage
• 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 alleged Anthropic trained Claude on pirated books; the $1.5B settlement received final approval July 20, 2026. See: July 20, 2026 approval update
• 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)
• 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 — Munich Regional Court ruled for GEMA on July 31, 2026, finding copyright infringement in six represented works; revenue disclosure and damages proceedings remain, and Suno is considering an appeal. See: July 31, 2026 coverage
• Lyon v Adobe Inc — Author Douglas Lyon consolidated complaint against Adobe (filed April 2026)

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

• 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; 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)

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

• State of Florida v. OpenAI Inc. — Florida AG civil enforcement action alleging ChatGPT safety misrepresentations, deceptive trade practices, negligence, product-liability violations, and public nuisance (filed June 1, 2026). See: June 1, 2026 coverage
• Nippon Life v. OpenAI Foundation — Insurer sues OpenAI for unlicensed practice of law via ChatGPT (March 2026)
• Kistler v. Eightfold AI Inc. — FCRA class action challenging AI hiring tools as consumer reports (January 2026)
• Settled: Apple Siri False Advertising Settlement (N.D. Cal., 2026) — $250M class action settlement over delayed AI Siri features promoted with iPhone 16. Settled May 2026.
• Pennsylvania v. Character Technologies Inc. — Pennsylvania AG sues Character.AI over chatbot posing as licensed medical professional, alleging unlicensed practice of medicine (May 2026)
• KGM v. Meta Platforms / Google — Landmark social media addiction verdict: jury finds Meta ($4.2M) and Google ($1.8M) negligent in platform design causing mental harm; Meta moves to overturn verdict under Section 230 (March–May 2026). See: May 6, 2026 news coverage

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

• University of Tennessee Research Foundation v. Anthropic PBC — university research foundation alleges Anthropic infringes two neural-network and neuroscience-inspired computing patents. See: July 21, 2026 coverage
• www.ai.law Corp v. Butler Labs Inc. — AI.Law alleges Eve Legal infringes an AI-assisted legal-document drafting patent (June 2026). See: June 18, 2026 coverage
• 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 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

• June 1, 2026: Florida sues OpenAI and Sam Altman — Florida AG files civil enforcement action over alleged ChatGPT safety misrepresentations. See: June 1, 2026 coverage
• May 7, 2026: Meta Asks Judge to Overturn Social Media Addiction Verdict — Meta invokes Section 230; Google also moves to set aside $6M combined verdict
• May 7, 2026: Google Chrome Silently Installs 4GB AI Model Without Consent — Privacy researcher reveals Chrome downloads Gemini Nano with no opt-in; raises GDPR and deceptive design concerns
• May 5, 2026: Google, Microsoft, xAI Join CAISI — Three major AI companies join OpenAI and Anthropic in granting the U.S. Commerce Department early access to frontier AI models for evaluation
• May 5, 2026: Apple $250M Siri Settlement — Apple settles class action over false advertising of delayed AI Siri features
• May 4, 2026: May 4, 2026 — EU compute plan criticized, Anthropic finalizes $1.5B Blackstone JV, unions back data centers, artist sues AI startup over comic
• May 3, 2026: May 3, 2026 — Pentagon awards 7 AI contracts, Oscars establish AI rules, ModelForge sued over Instagram scraping
• May 2, 2026: Musk v Altman Trial Day 5 — Judge rebukes Musk attorney Toberoff over $97B bid testimony; new evidence exhibits released. Trial resumes May 2.
• May 1, 2026: Amazon Sued Over AI Rufus — Class action alleges children's sunscreens sold on Amazon contain lead and that Rufus AI shopping assistant fails to disclose product safety information.
• April 30, 2026: Meta threatens NM shutdown — Meta warns it may withdraw Facebook/Instagram from New Mexico if state judge orders sweeping child safety features.
• 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
• April 24, 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
• 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
• April 2026 — Florida AG Criminal Investigation — First criminal probe of an AI company; AG Uthmeier investigates OpenAI over FSU shooting
• April 2026 — Carreyrou v. Anthropic — Opt-out authors file omnibus copyright lawsuit against Anthropic, Google, Meta, xAI, and Perplexity AI
• April 2026 — Kadrey v. Meta Fourth Amended Complaint — Court adds contributory infringement claim over Meta's torrenting activities
• April 2026 — Disney v. MiniMax — Defendants file motions to dismiss in major Hollywood studio v. Chinese AI company copyright case
• April 2026 — xAI v. Bonta — Federal court upholds California AI training data transparency law against xAI challenge
• March 2026 — Nippon Life v. OpenAI — Insurer sues OpenAI for unlicensed practice of law via ChatGPT
• March 2026 — BMG v. Anthropic — Music publisher sues over 493 copyrighted song lyrics in AI training
• July 31, 2026: GEMA v. Suno — Munich Regional Court rules for GEMA; revenue disclosure and damages proceedings remain. See: July 31, 2026 coverage
• April 2026 — Indie Artists v Google — Indie musicians sue Google over AI training on YouTube clips
• April 2026 — Anthropic Settlement — $1.5B settlement with authors; fairness hearing May 14, 2026
• April 2026 — Major Labels Settle with Suno/Udio — Major labels settlement; WMG settled, UMG/Sony ongoing
• April 2026 — Ted Entertainment DMCA Suits — YouTubers sue OpenAI, Apple, Amazon for DMCA video scraping
• March 2026 — Gracenote v. OpenAI — Nielsen subsidiary sues OpenAI over metadata database
• April 2026 — Reddit v. Anthropic — Federal court remands case to state court, rejects copyright preemption