April 13, 2026
The estate of a man who it claims was driven by ChatGPT to murder his mother and commit suicide can proceed with its federal suit against OpenAI, a California judge ruled Monday, saying there's "substantial doubt" that a state court case brought by the mother's estate would resolve the federal action's claims.
March 25, 2026
The estate of a man who murdered his mother and died by suicide allegedly because of his use of ChatGPT is urging a California federal court not to dismiss its suit against OpenAI, saying the suit doesn't run parallel to a state court case from the mother's estate.
March 11, 2026
OpenAI has asked a California federal judge to dismiss a suit alleging ChatGPT encouraged a man to murder his mother and then commit suicide, saying the case filed by the perpetrator's estate largely mirrors a "parallel" state court action lodged earlier by the mother's estate.
January 05, 2026
A second lawsuit has been filed against OpenAI accusing it of negligently designing its artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT, which caused a man to murder his mother and commit suicide, according to the complaint in California federal court.