A.F. v. Character Technologies consumer protection case

US District Court, Eastern District of Texas · 2:24-cv-01014 · filed Dec 9, 2024 · Settled

Two Texas families allege Character.AI chatbots encouraged self-harm and suggested a teen kill his parents over screen-time limits.

The case

5 dated entries

Date	Entry	Type	Source
Apr 13	Order: ORDER re 110 Joint Status Report filed by CHARACTER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.. Signed by Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne on 4/11/2026. (NKL)	Order	Link
Feb 4	Order: ORDER granting 108 Motion to Appoint Guardian ad Litem.. Signed by Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne on 2/4/2026. (NKL)	Order	Link
Jan 6	Order: ORDER re Telephone Conference set for 3/19/2026 at 01:30 PM before Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne	Order	Link
Dec 17, 2025	Order: ORDER re 98 JOINT NOTICE REGARDING JUSRISDICTIONAL DISCOVERY filed by A.R., on behalf of B.R., A.F., on behalf of J.F.. Signed by Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne on 12/16/2025. (NKL)	Order	Link
Dec 9, 2024	Filing: Complaint filed: A.F., on behalf of J.F. v. CHARACTER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.	Filing	Link

When	Case	Kind	Status	Filed
Oct 2Joint proposed final judgment due in 7dnext date	United States v. Google (ad tech)Joint proposed final judgment dueDecidedAntitrustE.D. Va.	Antitrust	Decided	Jan 24, 2023
Oct 8Oral Argument in 13dnext date	Hachette Book Group v. GoogleOral ArgumentActiveCopyrightS.D. N.Y.	Copyright	Active	Jul 10
Oct 13Motion Hearing in 18dnext date	Google v. SerpApiMotion HearingActiveContractN.D. Cal.	Contract	Active	Dec 19, 2025
Oct 13Notice is hereby given that the Settlement Conference previo in 18dnext date	FTC v. Uber (Uber One subscriptions)Notice is hereby given that the Settlement Conference previoActiveConsumer protectionN.D. Cal.	Consumer protection	Active	Apr 21, 2025
Oct 15Initial Case Management Conference in 20dnext date	EVOX Productions v. GoogleInitial Case Management ConferenceActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.	Copyright	Active	Jul 9
Nov 5Motion to Dismiss Hearing in 41dnext date	A.C. v. Altman (Tumbler Ridge)Motion to Dismiss HearingActiveConsumer protectionN.D. Cal.	Consumer protection	Active	Sep 2
Nov 6Motion to Dismiss Hearing in 42dnext date	Kahn v. AnthropicMotion to Dismiss HearingActiveConsumer protectionN.D. Cal.	Consumer protection	Active	Jun 14
Dec 2Further Case Management Conference in 68dnext date	Gavalas v. Google (Gemini)Further Case Management ConferenceActiveConsumer protectionN.D. Cal.	Consumer protection	Active	Mar 4

Caption and links

A.F., on behalf of J.F. v. CHARACTER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.