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A.C. v. Altman (Tumbler Ridge) consumer protection case

US District Court, Northern District of California · 3:26-cv-09342 · filed Sep 2, 2026 · Active

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Lead case among about 30 coordinated suits by survivors and families of the Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia school shooting alleging OpenAI flagged the shooter's ChatGPT account but failed to warn police.

The case

Plaintiffs
A.C.
Defendants
Sam Altman, OpenAI
Court
US District Court, Northern District of California
Docket
3:26-cv-09342
Filed
Sep 2, 2026
Status
Active
Next
Motion to Dismiss Hearing, Nov 5, 2026 (in 6 weeks, as last scheduled) Entry

History

1 dated entry
DateEntry
Sep 2Filing: Complaint filed: A.C. v. Altman
WhenCase
Oct 13Notice is hereby given that the Settlement Conference previo in 18dnext dateFTC v. Uber (Uber One subscriptions)Notice is hereby given that the Settlement Conference previoActiveConsumer protectionN.D. Cal.
Nov 5Initial Case Management Conference in 41dnext dateTed Entertainment v. OpenAIInitial Case Management ConferenceActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.
Nov 6Motion to Dismiss Hearing in 42dnext dateKahn v. AnthropicMotion to Dismiss HearingActiveConsumer protectionN.D. Cal.
Dec 2Further Case Management Conference in 68dnext dateGavalas v. Google (Gemini)Further Case Management ConferenceActiveConsumer protectionN.D. Cal.
Sep 16Filed 9d agofiledTimes Publishing Co. v. Microsoft and OpenAIActiveCopyrightS.D. N.Y.
Sep 10Filed 15d agofiledTexas AG v. TikTok: deceptive child safety claimsDecidedConsumer protectionTexas Attorney General
Aug 26Filed 30d agofiledTexas AG v. Meta: child safety settlementSettledConsumer protectionTexas Attorney Generalover $1 billion
Aug 14Filed 42d agofiledSullivan v. OpenAIActiveCopyrightS.D. N.Y.
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