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Anthropic seeks partial dismissal of BMG’s claims
Read more: Anthropic seeks partial dismissal of BMG’s claimsAnthropic has filed a motion for partial dismissal of BMG’s claims. This is one of the related cases with Concord Music v. Anthropic I and II, before Judge Lee. Excerpt: DOWNLOAD ANTHROPIC’S MOTION TO DISMISS:
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Judge Breyer moves hearing on summary judgment, Daubert motions in Mosaic LLM case to Dec. 18 via Zoom
Read more: Judge Breyer moves hearing on summary judgment, Daubert motions in Mosaic LLM case to Dec. 18 via ZoomJudge Breyer just changed the hearing on the summary judgment and Daubert motions from Oct. 30, 2026 to Dec. 18, 2026 via Zoom. Here is the Order: Looks like he’s going to a Zoom hearing and moving the date to 12/18/2026: CLERK’S NOTICE VACATING MOTION Hearing set for October 30, 2026 before the Honorable Charles…
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12 and 16 year old file class action v. OpenAI alleging unlawful collection of children’s data w/o effective means of parental consent. 109th suit v. OpenAI in US.
Read more: 12 and 16 year old file class action v. OpenAI alleging unlawful collection of children’s data w/o effective means of parental consent. 109th suit v. OpenAI in US.It looks like every legal theory will be tested against OpenAI, ranging from copyright to trade secrets, torts, and various statutory violations. On October 13, a 12-year old and 16-year old from Hawaii filed a proposed class action against OpenAI for its alleged unlawful collection of children’s data without adequate means of obtaining parental consent.…
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Darius James drops out of 2d suit, this one v. Together Computer
Read more: Darius James drops out of 2d suit, this one v. Together ComputerBook author Darius H. James is dropping out of his suit v. Together Computer. This is the second lawsuit James is voluntarily dropping, although other plaintiffs remain. James is still involved in James v. Snowflake, at least for now.
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Proskauer motion to represent Perplexity in defense v. Reddit, despite past work for Reddit
Read more: Proskauer motion to represent Perplexity in defense v. Reddit, despite past work for RedditFascinating development in the Reddit v. SerpApi suit. The law firm Proskauer is seeking to represent Perplexity, one of the defendants in the suit filed by Reddit. The only problem: Proskauer had represented Reddit in a past whistleblower action and Reddit has not agreed to a waiver of potential conflicts in representing Perplexity. Excerpt:
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In OpenAI MDL, Judge Stein strikes Tuhin Chakrabarty “dilution” paper and Michael Lasinski Supplemental Report based on it
Read more: In OpenAI MDL, Judge Stein strikes Tuhin Chakrabarty “dilution” paper and Michael Lasinski Supplemental Report based on itIn a short order, Judge Sidney Stein granted OpenAI’s motion to strike the paper of Dr. Tuhin Chakrabarty on the theory of “dilution” and the Supplemental Report of expert Michael Lasinski based on the paper that Plaintiffs had submitted. Plaintiffs ended up not opposing OpenAI’s motion. Ergo, Judge Stein’s order states: The motion by defendants…
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In Atlantic, Greg Robinson explains why he quit OpenAI. AI companies in Silicon Valley lack “wisdom about how to handle dangerous technology”
Read more: In Atlantic, Greg Robinson explains why he quit OpenAI. AI companies in Silicon Valley lack “wisdom about how to handle dangerous technology”Adding to high profile departures from AI companies, Greg Robinson, one of the longest safety employees at OpenAI, just quit OpenAI. He criticizes the culture — and lack of wisdom — in Silicon Valley companies to handle dangerous technologies. He wrote: The future depends on wisdom that Silicon Valley lacks. Wisdom about how to handle…
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Pres. Trump secures agreement from AI companies for “tremendous self-regulation” and addressing Americans’ concerns about data centers
Read more: Pres. Trump secures agreement from AI companies for “tremendous self-regulation” and addressing Americans’ concerns about data centersIn addition to launching a new AI-powered government website at America.gov, President Trump held a meeting at the White House with 20 of the top AI executives. ““There’s a belief that there should be tremendous self-regulation, and we automatically have regulation with the Department of Justice, the FBI, all of that,” Trump stated. The AI…
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Plaintiffs in copyright shareholder derivative suit v. Adobe officers file Consolidated Complaint
Read more: Plaintiffs in copyright shareholder derivative suit v. Adobe officers file Consolidated ComplaintThe Plaintiffs SEIU Pension Plan Master Trust and Michael Hirschberger have filed their consolidated complaint against Adobe officers and directors in In re Adobe Inc. Stockholder Derivative Litigation. The suit is one of several now advancing the novel theory of corporate decisions in the face of copyright risks related to AI training provide the basis…
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Anthropic moves to dismiss post-Bartz suit by authors who opted out, including John Carreyrou, Angie Cruz, R. O. Kwon. Meanwhile, Kimberly Kay Hoang drops out of suit.
Read more: Anthropic moves to dismiss post-Bartz suit by authors who opted out, including John Carreyrou, Angie Cruz, R. O. Kwon. Meanwhile, Kimberly Kay Hoang drops out of suit.Now that the payout to class members in the Bartz v. Anthropic class settlement is starting, it’s time to turn attention to the subsequent litigation filed by authors who opted out of the class settlement. The main cluster of cases, led by Cambronne v. Anthropic, is before Judge Pitts in the Northern District of California.…