AI Cases

N.D. Cal. · 4:25-cv-10826

Google LLC has commenced proceedings against SerpApi, LLC in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, alleging violations of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. The complaint asserts that SerpApi operates a commercial "scraping" service that…

S.D.N.Y. · 1:25-cv-10106

The New York Times Company v. Perplexity AI, Inc. commenced in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York. The claimant alleges systematic copyright infringement through AI-powered content copying and distribution.

N.D. Cal. · 5:25-cv-10287

Ted Entertainment, Inc. v. Nvidia Corporation is a class action commenced in the US District Court for the Northern District of California. The Plaintiffs, several YouTube content creators, allege Nvidia unlawfully circumvented YouTube's technological measures to scrape their…

S.D.N.Y. · 1:25-cv-09912

Consolidated proceeding: In re OpenAI Inc. Copyright Infringement Litigation (MDL 3143)

N.D. Cal. · 3:25-cv-10159

N.D. Cal. · 3:25-cv-10054

On 21 November 2025, Raza Khan filed a proposed class action against Figma, Inc., alleging that the company unlawfully used customers’ intellectual property to train its generative AI models in connection with the rollout of new AI-enabled products and its initial public…

N.D. Cal. · 4:25-cv-09925

The City of New York ("NYC") filed this lawsuit against Meta Platforms, Inc., Facebook, Google, YouTube, TikTok, Snap and others, alleging that the company’s design and operation of its social media platforms contributed to a youth mental health crisis. The Complaint asserts…

N.D. Cal. · 5:25-cv-09704

Thele v. Google LLC commenced in the US District Court for the Northern District of California. The claimant alleges Google secretly activated AI tracking of private communications without user consent.

Cal. Super. Ct. Los Angeles · 25STCV32386

The Plaintiff, Allan Brooks, brings a product liability action against OpenAI, Inc., related corporate entities and CEO Sam Altman. He alleges that ChatGPT-4o's design, operation and safety practices caused him to experience a mental health crisis resulting in financial,…

Cal. Super. Ct. San Francisco · CGC-25-6308 08

The Plaintiff, Cedric Lacey, brings a wrongful death and product liability action against OpenAI, Inc. and related corporate entities as successor-in-interest to his 17-year-old son, Amaurie Lacey, who died by suicide on 2 June 2025. According to The Complaint, ChatGPT-4o…

Cal. Super. Ct. Los Angeles · 25STCV32382

The Plaintiffs, the parents of 23-year-old Zane Shamblin, bring a wrongful death and product liability action against OpenAI, Inc., related corporate entities and CEO Sam Altman. They allege that ChatGPT-4o’s design, operation and safety practices caused or materially…

N.D. Cal. · 3:25-cv-09579

Entrepreneur Media, LLC has commenced proceedings against Meta Platforms, Inc. in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, alleging copyright infringement and violations of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. The complaint asserts that Meta…

Cal. Super. Ct. Los Angeles · 25STCV32383

The Plaintiff, 32-year-old Hannah Madden of North Carolina, brings a product liability, negligence and unfair competition claim against OpenAI, Inc., OpenAI OpCo, LLC, OpenAI Holdings, LLC and CEO Sam Altman. The Plaintiff alleges that ChatGPT-4o’s design, behaviour and…

Cal. Super. Ct. San Francisco · CGC-25-6308 11

The Plaintiff, Jacob Lee Irwin, a 30-year-old cybersecurity professional, filed a product liability, negligence, and statutory action against the Defendants, OpenAI, Inc., related corporate entities and CEO Sam Altman. The Plaintiff alleges that the defective and dangerous…

N.D. Cal. · 3:25-cv-09578

Darius H. James, an author and performance artist, filed a class action copyright infringement lawsuit against Together Computer, Inc. (Together AI) in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. James alleges that Together AI downloaded, copied, and…

Cal. Super. Ct. Los Angeles · 25STCV32379

The Plaintiff, Jennifer "Kate" Fox, individually and as successor-in-interest to the deceased, Joseph "Joe" Martin Ceccanti, filed a wrongful death and product liability action against the Defendants, OpenAI, Inc., related corporate entities and CEO Sam Altman. The Plaintiff…

Cal. Super. Ct. San Francisco · CGC-25-6308 09

The Plaintiff, Karen Enneking, brings a wrongful death and product liability action against OpenAI, Inc. and related corporate entities as successor-in-interest to her 26-year-old son, Joshua Enneking, who died by suicide on 4 August 2025. According to The Complaint, ChatGPT-4o…

N.D. Cal. · 3:25-cv-09514

On 11 November 2025, Amazon.com Services LLC commenced proceedings against Perplexity AI, Inc. in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, alleging violations of federal and California computer fraud statutes. The complaint asserts that…

N.D. Cal. · 3:25-cv-09361

SUMMARY Darius H. James, an author and performance artist, filed a class action copyright infringement lawsuit against Cerebras Systems Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. James alleges that Cerebras downloaded and copied pirated books…

N.D. Cal. · 4:25-cv-09090

On 22 October 2025, author Tasha Alexander filed a class action complaint alleging that Apple unlawfully used her copyrighted literary works (and the works of others) to train its OpenELM and FLM models powering Apple Intelligence. The complaint claims Apple copied pirated…

Consolidated proceeding: Hendrix v. Apple Inc