The 9 Libel-by-AI Cases in the U.S. Since 2023 (6 Still Going Forward)

2026-09-14 17:30 • ;Eugene Volokh

  1. Walters v. Openai, L.L.C. (Ga. Super.): No liability (summary judgment), because of the peculiar facts of the case.

  2. Battle v. Microsoft Corp. (D. Md.): Sent to arbitration, and resolved there.

  3. Starbuck v. Meta Platforms (Del. Super.): Settled.

  4. Keene v. Google LLC (N.D. Ill.): Motion to dismiss denied, case can go forward.

  5. Starbuck v. Google (Del. Super.): Motion to dismiss denied, case can go forward.

  6. LTL LED, LLC v. Google LLC (Minn. Dist.): Case going forward, Google failed to properly get the case removed to federal court.

  7. Murray v. Alphabet Inc. (D. Utah): Complaint filed, case in progress, no judicial action so far.

  8. Grybniak v. Google LLC (D.P.R.): Complaint filed, case in progress, no judicial action so far.

  9. Grybniak v. X.AI LLC (D.P.R.): Complaint filed, case in progress, no judicial action so far.


For a case that alleges false and reputation-damaging hallucinations but that doesn't include a defamation claim, see Doe v. OpenAI Found. (Cal. Super. Ct.); there also hasn't been judicial action there.


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