Chicago Tribune Company, LLC v. Perplexity AI, Inc.

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Case Number:

1:25-cv-10094

Court:

New York Southern

Nature of Suit:

Copyright

Judge:

Loretta A. Preska

Firms

  1. March 02, 2026

    Perplexity Says It Didn't Knowingly Infringe Papers' Content

    Artificial intelligence startup Perplexity AI Inc. is asking a New York federal court to dismiss parts of a pair of lawsuits brought by The New York Times and Chicago Tribune claiming its search engine spits out verbatim portions of their writing, arguing the suits contain no allegations that Perplexity was acting with volition.

  2. December 05, 2025

    NYT, Chicago Tribune Sue Perplexity Over 'Verbatim' Outputs

    Adding to the heap of pending federal court cases launched by publishers against artificial intelligence companies, The New York Times and Chicago Tribune sued Perplexity AI in New York, claiming its search engine illegally scrapes content from their websites and spits out portions verbatim.