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Jane Adams in Carreyrou v. Anthopric has voluntarily dismissed her claim v. Anthropic, but not other defendants
Read more: Jane Adams in Carreyrou v. Anthopric has voluntarily dismissed her claim v. Anthropic, but not other defendantsBook author Jane Adams has voluntarily dismissed her claim against Anthropic, but not the other defendant AI companies, without prejudice. No reason is given, but presumably Adams can still file a claim in the Bartz v. Anthropic settlement before the deadline for re-inclusion on March 9, 2026.
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Bartz, Anthropic file case statement with Judge Martínez-Olguín. Seeks resetting April 23 for final approval hearing of class settlement.
Read more: Bartz, Anthropic file case statement with Judge Martínez-Olguín. Seeks resetting April 23 for final approval hearing of class settlement.The parties in Bartz v. Anthropic have filed a case management statement. It provides a nice summary of the case. It asks Judge Martínez-Olguín to reset the original date for the final approval hearing for April 23, at 12 PM. The date was removed from the calendar after Judge Alsup, who had presided over the…
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Judge Martinez-Olguin rules on sealing motions, allowing some and denying others
Read more: Judge Martinez-Olguin rules on sealing motions, allowing some and denying othersIn Bartz v. Anthropic, Judge Martinez-Olguin issued an order granting and denying various requests of parties to seal (1) the Works List (granted for now), (2) Settlement Agreement (granted), and (3) briefs (some granted, some denied). DOWNLOAD THE ORDER
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Judge Martinez-Olguin sets conference for Jan. 22, 11 AM PST in Bartz v. Anthropic
Read more: Judge Martinez-Olguin sets conference for Jan. 22, 11 AM PST in Bartz v. AnthropicAs requested by the Bartz Class Counsel, Judge Martinez-Olguin has scheduled an Initial Case Management Conference set for Jan. 22, 2026 at 11:00 AM in San Francisco, Courtroom 10, 19th Floor. A case management statement from the parties is due by Jan. 15, noon.
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Bartz Class Counsel & Authors Guild host webinar on Jan. 13 re: class settlement
Read more: Bartz Class Counsel & Authors Guild host webinar on Jan. 13 re: class settlementThe Bartz Class Counsel and Authors Guild will host a Zoom webinar about the class settlement on Jan. 13, 2 PM EDT. Judge Martínez-Olguín, who took over the case following Judge Alsup’s retirement, granted the parties’ request for a 2-week extension of the deadline for class members to opt out of or object to the…
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Bartz Class Counsel gives status report to Judge Martínez-Olguín. Requests 2 week extension to opt outs for class.
Read more: Bartz Class Counsel gives status report to Judge Martínez-Olguín. Requests 2 week extension to opt outs for class.Now that Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín has officially be reassigned the Bartz v. Anthropic case, following Judge Alsup’s retirement, the Bartz Class Counsel filed a status report. The Class Counsel seeks a 2-week extension to the opt out period from the class, ending on Jan. 29. Plus, the Class Counsel seeks a short status conference, while keeping…
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As Judge Alsup retires, Bartz v. Anthropic reassigned to Judge Martínez-Olguín
Read more: As Judge Alsup retires, Bartz v. Anthropic reassigned to Judge Martínez-OlguínAs Judge William Alsup is retiring at the end of 2025, the Bartz v. Anthropic class action lawsuit was just reassigned to Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín, who was presiding over the In re OpenAI ChatGPT Litigation filed by book authors (Paul Tremblay, Sarah Silverman, and Michael Chabon) before its transfer to the MDL Litigation before Judge…
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In one of final orders, Judge Alsup rebukes Bartz Class Counsel for seeking attorneys’ fees for 3 law firms beyond the 2 firms appointed Class Counsel
Read more: In one of final orders, Judge Alsup rebukes Bartz Class Counsel for seeking attorneys’ fees for 3 law firms beyond the 2 firms appointed Class CounselIn one of his final orders before his retirement from the bench in a few days, Judge William Alsup issued a strong rebuke of the Bartz Class Counsel’s motion for attorneys’ fees beyond the 2 firms appointed class counsel, Susman Godfrey LLP and Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP. The motion for attorneys’ fees will…
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Textbook and Academic Authors Association files motion to intervene in Bartz v. Anthropic over controversy re: Sage Publishing email
Read more: Textbook and Academic Authors Association files motion to intervene in Bartz v. Anthropic over controversy re: Sage Publishing emailThe Textbook and Academic Authors Association (TAAA) filed a motion to intervene in the Bartz v. Antropic class action and the court’s order of a curative communication related to an email to class authors by Sage Publishing that TAAA contends was inaccurate. Excerpt: DOWNLOAD TAAA’S MOTION TO INTERVENE
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Anthropic objects to attorneys’ fees for Non-Class Counsel. Suggests lodestar method may be better than % for Class Counsel.
Read more: Anthropic objects to attorneys’ fees for Non-Class Counsel. Suggests lodestar method may be better than % for Class Counsel.Interesting filing by Anthropic contesting the Plaintiffs’ motion for attorneys’ fees. The main dispute is that Anthropic argues that the “extraordinary” amount sought for Non-Class Counsel who helped in the litigation is not warranted. Without taking a position on the precise fee award, Anthropic also suggests that the award sought by Class Counsel would be…
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In one of final orders, Judge Alsup rebukes Bartz Class Counsel for seeking attorneys’ fees for 3 law firms beyond the 2 firms appointed Class Counsel
Read more: In one of final orders, Judge Alsup rebukes Bartz Class Counsel for seeking attorneys’ fees for 3 law firms beyond the 2 firms appointed Class CounselIn one of his final orders before his retirement from the bench in a few days, Judge William Alsup issued a strong rebuke of the Bartz Class Counsel’s motion for attorneys’ fees beyond the 2 firms appointed class counsel, Susman Godfrey LLP and Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP. The motion for attorneys’ fees will…