Garcia v. Character.AI: What the Teen-Suicide Case Actually Decided
A careful look at the wrongful-death allegations, the court’s 2025 dismissal ruling, and the 2026 settlement.
STATUSSettled; no trial verdict
Case analysis · 7 minRead analysis →
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Thirty carefully sourced explainers covering current injury litigation, major AI-law cases, enforcement actions, and practical rights.
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30 articles · Updated August 2026Raine v. OpenAI: Understanding the Pending Chatbot Wrongful-Death Lawsuit
What the family alleges, what OpenAI disputes, and what has not yet been decided.
STATUSPending; allegations disputed
Pending case · 7 minRead analysis →
The 2025 Tesla Autopilot Verdict: What the $243 Million Award Means
A Miami jury allocated fault between a distracted driver and Tesla after a fatal 2019 crash.
STATUSJury verdict; post-trial review/appeal may alter result
Verdict analysis · 7 minRead analysis →
Molander v. Tesla: Why a Jury Rejected the Autopilot Defect Claim
The 2023 California verdict shows that automated-driving plaintiffs do not always prevail.
STATUSDefense jury verdict
Case analysis · 6 minRead analysis →
Walter Huang’s Fatal Autopilot Crash: Settlement Without a Liability Verdict
Why the 2018 crash remains influential even though the civil case did not go to trial.
STATUSSettled in 2024; terms undisclosed
Case analysis · 6 minRead analysis →
Cruise’s Pedestrian-Dragging Incident and the Duty to Report Automated Crashes
NHTSA’s enforcement action focused on incomplete reporting after a driverless vehicle dragged a pedestrian.
STATUSNHTSA consent order issued
Enforcement analysis · 6 minRead analysis →
Robotaxi Recalls: What Waymo and Zoox Safety Actions Mean for Injured People
A recall is important evidence, but it does not automatically prove a personal-injury claim.
STATUSSafety actions vary by campaign
Rights guide · 6 minRead analysis →
Franklin v. Intuitive Surgical: A Current Robotic-Surgery Product Case
A 2025 order allowed Mississippi product-liability allegations involving a robotic surgical device to proceed.
STATUSMotion to dismiss denied; merits unresolved
Pending case · 7 minRead analysis →
Rustico v. Intuitive Surgical: Why Filing Deadlines Can End a Robot-Injury Case
The Ninth Circuit did not reach the alleged robot malfunction because it found the claim time-barred.
STATUSJudgment for manufacturer affirmed
Case analysis · 6 minRead analysis →
Pierre v. Intuitive Surgical: Proving Causation in Robotic-Surgery Claims
A serious injury alone did not supply the expert proof needed to connect a device defect to the harm.
STATUSSummary judgment for manufacturer affirmed
Case analysis · 6 minRead analysis →
Who May Be Liable When a Robot Physically Injures Someone?
A practical map of product, premises, negligence, and employer claims after a robot accident.
STATUSGeneral U.S. legal framework
Rights guide · 7 minRead analysis →
Preserving Evidence After Suspected AI Chatbot Harm
Chat histories can change or disappear; a defensible record requires more than screenshots.
STATUSGeneral information
Practical guide · 6 minRead analysis →
Thomson Reuters v. Ross: The AI-Training Fair-Use Decision
A 2025 ruling rejected fair use for copying Westlaw headnotes to build a competing research system.
STATUSSummary-judgment ruling; case-specific
Case analysis · 7 minRead analysis →
Andersen v. Stability AI: What Artists’ Generative-AI Lawsuit Has—and Has Not—Established
The case survived in part, but procedural rulings are not final findings of infringement.
STATUSOngoing litigation
Pending case · 7 minRead analysis →
Can AI-Generated Work Receive U.S. Copyright Protection?
The Copyright Office continues to require human authorship while allowing protection for qualifying human contributions.
STATUSCurrent Copyright Office position
Rights guide · 6 minRead analysis →
AI Voice Clones and Digital Replicas: What Rights May Apply?
Copyright, publicity, privacy, fraud, and new deepfake laws protect different interests.
STATUSRapidly developing law
Rights guide · 7 minRead analysis →
The TAKE IT DOWN Act: Federal Rules for Nonconsensual Intimate Deepfakes
The 2025 federal law covers certain authentic images and AI-generated ‘digital forgeries.’
STATUSFederal law in effect
Law explainer · 7 minRead analysis →
Early TAKE IT DOWN Act Prosecutions: What the 2026 Cases Show
Federal cases now illustrate how AI-generated intimate images can intersect with cyberstalking and criminal law.
STATUSMix of guilty pleas and pending charges
Current cases · 7 minRead analysis →
Mobley v. Workday: The Leading AI Hiring-Discrimination Case
The court is testing when an algorithmic screening vendor may face employment-discrimination claims.
STATUSOngoing; claims and class issues unresolved
Pending case · 7 minRead analysis →
EEOC v. iTutorGroup: Automated Rejection Still Violated Employment Law
The EEOC’s first AI hiring settlement involved software programmed to reject older applicants.
STATUSSettled by consent decree
Enforcement analysis · 6 minRead analysis →
Rejected by an AI Hiring Tool? What Applicants Should Document
Existing discrimination laws can apply to resumes, video interviews, tests, rankings, and automated rejections.
STATUSGeneral U.S. framework
Rights guide · 6 minRead analysis →
Rite Aid Facial Recognition Case: False Matches and Consumer Harm
The FTC alleged that weak safeguards led to false accusations, searches, and police encounters.
STATUSOrders entered; five-year surveillance-use ban
Enforcement analysis · 7 minRead analysis →
FTC v. IntelliVision: Companies Need Evidence for ‘Bias-Free AI’ Claims
The enforcement action targeted unsupported accuracy and zero-bias marketing claims.
STATUSFTC final order issued
Enforcement analysis · 5 minRead analysis →
The FTC’s DoNotPay ‘Robot Lawyer’ Order
AI legal products cannot claim to replace a lawyer without reliable evidence.
STATUSFTC final order issued
Enforcement analysis · 5 minRead analysis →
AI-Generated Fake Reviews and the FTC’s Final Rule
Using AI does not make a fabricated testimonial legal.
STATUSFTC final rule effective
Law explainer · 5 minRead analysis →
United States v. Meta: Algorithmic Housing Ads and the Fair Housing Act
The Justice Department required changes to an ad-delivery system alleged to discriminate in housing.
STATUSSettlement and court oversight through June 2026
Enforcement analysis · 6 minRead analysis →
Colorado’s 2026 Automated-Decision and Chatbot Laws
Colorado replaced its earlier AI framework and added protections addressing teen chatbot use.
STATUSSigned; major provisions effective January 1, 2027
State law update · 7 minRead analysis →
Federal AI Policy and State-Law Challenges in 2026
A federal executive order directs challenges to some state AI laws, but it does not automatically erase them.
STATUSExecutive policy; litigation developing
Policy update · 6 minRead analysis →
What the NIST AI Risk Management Framework Means in Litigation
NIST’s framework is voluntary, but risk documentation can still matter when courts examine reasonable care.
STATUSAI RMF 1.0 under revision
Practical guide · 6 minRead analysis →
Who Can Be Liable After a Self-Driving or Robotaxi Crash?
Driver, operator, manufacturer, software developer, fleet owner, and roadway entities may play different roles.
STATUSGeneral U.S. framework
Rights guide · 7 minRead analysis →
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