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John Carreyrou’s copyright suit v. OpenAI now officially joined with MDL cases v. OpenAI
Read more: John Carreyrou’s copyright suit v. OpenAI now officially joined with MDL cases v. OpenAIJudge Stein now has the the lawsuit Carreyrou et al v. OpenAI, Inc. et al, at the new Docket No. 1:26-cv-03625. This case was once a part of the omnibus copyright lawsuit filed by Carreyrou against 8 different AI companies. The relevant parties stipulated to a severance and a transfer, which Judge Thompson had granted…
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Judge Stein grants stay, putting on shelf copyright suits filed by Encyclopaedia Britannica, Merriam’s Dictionary, Gracenote v. OpenAI.
Read more: Judge Stein grants stay, putting on shelf copyright suits filed by Encyclopaedia Britannica, Merriam’s Dictionary, Gracenote v. OpenAI.On April 21, 2026, Judge Stein granted by joint stipulation of the parties in Encyclopaedia Britannica v. OpenAI and Gracenote v. OpenAI. The cases will be put on the shelf, for now. These cases were filed very late and the rest of the MDL Litigation v. OpenAI is nearing the end of discovery. “JOINT STIPULATION…
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Judge Stein ask Encyclopaedia Britannica, Merriam Webster Dictionary, and Gracenote to show cause their lawsuits v. OpenAI should not be stayed
Read more: Judge Stein ask Encyclopaedia Britannica, Merriam Webster Dictionary, and Gracenote to show cause their lawsuits v. OpenAI should not be stayedThe plaintiffs in the two recently filed lawsuits against OpenAI got asked by Judge Stein to show cause by April 15 why their recently filed lawsuits should not be stayed pending the outcome of summary judgment motions in the MDL litigation against OpenAI, now ongoing for a couple years. Since these 2 lawsuits are just…
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Parties ask for 3 week extension in OpenAI MDL Litigation. Summary Judgment briefing completed by Nov. 6, 2026
Read more: Parties ask for 3 week extension in OpenAI MDL Litigation. Summary Judgment briefing completed by Nov. 6, 2026The parties in the MLD Litigation involving OpenAI have asked Judge Stein to extend the current schedule by 3 weeks. That would move the completion of briefing on summary judgment from October 16 to November 6. One would expect a hearing on the motions. So it would make it less likely for any decision on…
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Judge Stein reverses Magistrate Judge’s ruling on OpenAI’s attorney-client privilege to deletion of Books 1, 2 datasets. Judge Stein: no waiver by OpenAI. Lisa Blatt secures huge win for OpenAI.
Read more: Judge Stein reverses Magistrate Judge’s ruling on OpenAI’s attorney-client privilege to deletion of Books 1, 2 datasets. Judge Stein: no waiver by OpenAI. Lisa Blatt secures huge win for OpenAI.Judge Stein issued the long-awaited decision on OpenAI’s appeal of Magistrate Judge Wang’s ruling that OpenAI waived its attorney-client privilege as to the deletion of Books 1, 2 datasets. It’s a complete reversal and a major win for OpenAI, who hired Supreme Court litigator Lisa Blatt to brief the appeal. Trial attorney Robert Van Nast…
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OpenAI enlists 78 attorneys in its defense in MDL Litigation
Read more: OpenAI enlists 78 attorneys in its defense in MDL LitigationOpenAI is sparing no expense to mount its defense against the more than dozen copyright lawsuits OpenAI faces in the Multi District Litigation before Judge Stein. By my count, OpenAI has 78 attorneys now who are appearing in the case. The legal fees alone must be in at least the tens of millions, I’d expect.…
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OpenAI, represented by SCOTUS litigator Lisa Blatt, seeks to stop string of discovery losses and stave off loss of attorney-client privilege. Oral argument on Friday, Jan. 16 is the most important one OpenAI has faced.
Read more: OpenAI, represented by SCOTUS litigator Lisa Blatt, seeks to stop string of discovery losses and stave off loss of attorney-client privilege. Oral argument on Friday, Jan. 16 is the most important one OpenAI has faced.The oral argument in In re OpenAI Copyright Infringement Litigation tomorrow, Friday, Jan.16, 2026 at 02:00 PM in Courtroom 23A, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007 before Judge Sidney H. Stein, is the most important one OpenAI has faced in all the copyright lawsuits against it. At issue is OpenAI’s appeal of Magistrate Judge…
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OpenAI files reply in support of staying Ziff Davis suit in MDL litigaiton
Read more: OpenAI files reply in support of staying Ziff Davis suit in MDL litigaitonOpenAI filed in reply in support of its motion to stay the Ziff Davis suit in the MDL Litigation. For more: Excerpts: DOWNLOAD OPENAI’S REPLY
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Judge Stein grants OpenAI’s request for oral argument in appeal of Magistrate Judge ruling that OpenAI waived attorney-client privilege. OpenAI represented by SCOTUS litigator Lisa Blatt.
Read more: Judge Stein grants OpenAI’s request for oral argument in appeal of Magistrate Judge ruling that OpenAI waived attorney-client privilege. OpenAI represented by SCOTUS litigator Lisa Blatt.Judge Stein granted OpenAI’s request for oral argument for its appeal of Magistrate Judge Wang’s controversial ruling that OpenAI waived its attorney-client privilege related to its deletion of Books 1, 2 datasets. Oral argument is set for January 16, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. The order for oral argument also includes “OpenAI’ s objections (Dkt. Nos.…
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Judge Stein upholds disovery of 20M ChatGPT chat logs of users
Read more: Judge Stein upholds disovery of 20M ChatGPT chat logs of usersJudge Stein upheld Magistrate Judge Wang’s order that OpenAI must produce 20 million ChatGPT chat logs to the plaintiffs in the MDL litigation. OpenAI’s pending Rule 72(a) objection to Magistrate Judge Wang’s decision finding that OpenAI waived its attorney-client privilege related to deletion of Books 1, 2 datasets remains before Judge Stein. OpenAI, represented by…