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Judge Stein stays all deadlines in 12 lawsuits v. OpenAI in MDL. Conference set for May 22, 10 AM in New York.
Read more: Judge Stein stays all deadlines in 12 lawsuits v. OpenAI in MDL. Conference set for May 22, 10 AM in New York.Judge Sidney Stein, presiding as the MultiDistrict Litigation court, has stayed all deadlines in the 12 transferred copyright lawsuits against OpenAI and Microsoft. He has set May 22, 10 AM ET, for the Initial Case Management Conference. To prepare for the conference, he has asked the parties for a single report addressing the appointment of…
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OpenAI gains procedural advantage with transfer of all copyright suits to MDL court. Slows litigation.
Read more: OpenAI gains procedural advantage with transfer of all copyright suits to MDL court. Slows litigation.OpenAI is taking full advantage of the transfer of all copyright litigation to Judge Stein, who presides as the MDL court over all the cases. Some of the plaintiffs are eager to close discovery on July 31, but OpenAI contends that’s premature under MDL procedure. OpenAI has already scored one victory with Magistrate Judge Wang’s…
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OpenAI to seek transfer of AI copyright cases to Multidistrict Litigation (MDL). MDL would oversee discovery and all pretrial proceedings, including summary judgment.
Read more: OpenAI to seek transfer of AI copyright cases to Multidistrict Litigation (MDL). MDL would oversee discovery and all pretrial proceedings, including summary judgment.Robert Van Nest sent a letter to Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín in the In re OpenAI ChatGPT Litigation indicating OpenAI’s intent to seek a transfer to the Multidistrict Litigation (MDL), which, if OpenAI’s petition is granted, would then oversee all 8 copyright-related lawsuits against OpenAI from the Northern District of California and the Southern District of…