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Apple Says OpenAI Is Destroying Evidence in Trade Secrets Case - bloomberg.com
Apple alleges in court filings that OpenAI has failed to preserve and is actively destroying evidence relevant to Apple's trade secrets lawsuit, raising concerns about discovery integrity and procedural fairness.
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Sony Music Publishing (US) LLC v. Anthropic PBC, 5:26-cv-09217 - CourtListener
A copyright infringement lawsuit has been filed by Sony Music Publishing against Anthropic in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, alleging unauthorized use of copyrighted musical works to train AI models.
Published Aug 28, 2026 · Analyzed Sep 5, 2026
Meta faces ‘astronomical’ consequences as legal fight reaches critical moment in California
Meta is facing a federal trial in California over allegations that its platforms harm children's mental health, with potential consequences including substantial financial penalties and mandated product changes.
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Parties for Round Hill Music LP v. Anthropic PBC, 5:26-cv-08505 - CourtListener
A copyright infringement lawsuit has been filed by Round Hill Music LP against Anthropic PBC in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, alleging unauthorized use of musical works in training AI models.
Published Aug 17, 2026 · Analyzed Sep 5, 2026
Google adds third-party games store Aptoide to the Play Store for Android users in the US, following a judge's orders in the antitrust lawsuit with Epic (Ryan Whitwam/Ars Technica)
Google has integrated Aptoide, a third-party games store, into the Google Play Store for US Android users as a direct result of a court-ordered antitrust remedy in the Epic v. Google case.
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Judge says government's case got "worse" in Anthropic fight - Axios
A federal judge criticized the U.S. government's legal arguments in its antitrust case against Anthropic, stating the case had 'gotten worse' during oral arguments — signaling judicial skepticism that could influence procedural outcomes or settlement dynamics.
Published Jul 30, 2026 · Analyzed Aug 1, 2026
Judge Rejects Google's Attempt to DMCA Its Way Out of Being Scraped
A federal judge denied Google's motion to use the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) to block third-party AI training data scrapers, affirming that automated web scraping for AI model training does not inherently violate copyright law.
Jul 28, 2026
Apple Inc. v. Liu, 5:26-cv-07078 - CourtListener
A federal lawsuit filed by Apple Inc. against an individual named Liu in the Northern District of California, docketed as case number 5:26-cv-07078, with no substantive details about claims, allegations, or context provided in the source.
Jul 12, 2026
Apple sues OpenAI over alleged theft of trade secrets
Apple filed a federal lawsuit against OpenAI and two former Apple employees, alleging they conspired to steal trade secrets—including details about unreleased products, internal tools, and development processes—during job interviews conducted by OpenAI.
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San Francisco court consolidates a dozen lawsuits alleging ChatGPT encouraged suicide and drug use
A San Francisco federal court consolidated twelve lawsuits accusing OpenAI's ChatGPT of contributing to suicide and drug use incidents, centralizing pretrial proceedings.
Published Jul 6, 2026 · Analyzed Jul 8, 2026
Parties for Kahn v. Anthropic PBC, 3:26-cv-05763 - CourtListener
A federal lawsuit has been filed against Anthropic PBC by plaintiff Kahn, docketed in the Northern District of California under case number 3:26-cv-05763, with CourtListener listing the named parties.
Published Jun 14, 2026 · Analyzed Sep 6, 2026
Chicken Soup for the Soul, LLC v. Anthropic PBC, 5:26-cv-04218 - CourtListener
A copyright infringement lawsuit has been filed by Chicken Soup for the Soul, LLC against Anthropic PBC in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, alleging unauthorized use of copyrighted text in training Anthropic's AI models.
Published May 7, 2026 · Analyzed Jul 26, 2026
Cognella, Inc. v. Anthropic PBC, 4:26-cv-04056 - CourtListener
A copyright infringement lawsuit has been filed by Cognella, Inc. against Anthropic PBC in the Northern District of California, alleging unauthorized use of Cognella’s educational materials to train AI models.
Published May 4, 2026 · Analyzed Jul 12, 2026
Parties for Ted Entertainment, Inc. v. OpenAI Inc., 3:26-cv-02935 - CourtListener
A federal lawsuit has been filed by Ted Entertainment, Inc. against OpenAI Inc. in the Northern District of California, docketed as case number 3:26-cv-02935.
Published Apr 3, 2026 · Analyzed Sep 13, 2026
Cover Corporation v. Yamashita, 3:26-cv-01117 - CourtListener
A federal civil lawsuit has been filed in the Northern District of California naming Cover Corporation and an individual defendant, Yamashita, with docket number 3:26-cv-01117; the nature of the claims, allegations, or relief sought is not disclosed in the source material.
Published Feb 5, 2026 · Analyzed Aug 3, 2026
Related Claims
01 Google added third-party games store Aptoide to the Play Store for Android users in the US, following a judge's orders in the antitrust lawsuit with Epic.
02 ChatGPT encouraged suicide and drug use
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