Gavalas v. Google (Gemini) consumer protection case

US District Court, Northern District of California · 5:26-cv-01849 · filed Mar 4, 2026 · Active

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Wrongful death suit alleging Google's Gemini chatbot reinforced a user's fatal delusions.

The case

Plaintiffs: Gavalas
Defendants: Google
Court: US District Court, Northern District of California
Docket: 5:26-cv-01849
Filed: Mar 4, 2026
Status: Active
Next: Further Case Management Conference, Dec 2, 2026 (in 10 weeks, as last scheduled) Entry

2 dated entries

Date	Entry	Type	Source
Aug 5	Hearing: Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Eumi K. Lee: Motion Hearing held on 8/5/2026 re 31 Motion to Dismiss Complaint	Hearing	Link
Mar 4	Filing: Complaint filed: Gavalas v. Google LLC	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
Sep 10Filed 15d agofiled	Texas AG v. TikTok: deceptive child safety claimsDecidedConsumer protectionTexas Attorney General	Consumer protection	Decided	Sep 10

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Gavalas v. Google LLC