Class Certification Granted Against Anthropic; Midjourney Seeks DismissalJune 9, 2026Legal NewsA San Francisco federal judge certified an author class against Anthropic over stored pirated books; Midjourney separately moved to dismiss Disney and Universal's infringement claims.
Google Appeals Search Monopoly Remedies, Seeks to Bar AI Rivals from Data AccessMay 28, 2026Legal NewsGoogle has appealed antitrust search remedies to the D.C. Circuit, contesting data-sharing rules and seeking to exclude AI rivals like OpenAI from search data access.
Apple Settles $250 Million Class Action Over Siri AI Advertising ClaimsMay 22, 2026Law and PolicyApple agreed to a $250 million settlement on May 6, 2026, resolving a class action alleging false advertising of Apple Intelligence and Siri AI features on iPhone 16 models.
Publishers and Authors Sue Meta Over AI Training Data UseMay 17, 2026Law and PolicyPublishers including Elsevier and Hachette sue Meta and Mark Zuckerberg in a federal class action over alleged copyright infringement in AI model training.
Three Charged in Federal Indictment Over AI Server Diversion to ChinaMay 16, 2026Law and PolicyA federal grand jury has indicted three people for allegedly diverting AI-capable servers to China by fabricating documents and staging fake audits, DOJ announced March 20, 2026.
Elsevier, Hachette, and Macmillan Sue Meta Over Llama Training DataMay 16, 2026Law and PolicyElsevier, Hachette, and Macmillan filed a class action against Meta in SDNY on May 5, alleging Llama was trained on copyrighted books and paywalled journals.
DOJ Backs xAI Challenge to Colorado AI Antidiscrimination LawMay 8, 2026Law and PolicyThe DOJ filed its first-ever intervention against a state AI law, joining xAI's constitutional challenge to Colorado's antidiscrimination statute in federal court.
Apple Settles Siri False Advertising Class Action for $250 MillionMay 8, 2026Law and PolicyApple agreed to a $250 million settlement in a Siri false advertising class action, potentially paying up to $95 per device to 37 million iPhone buyers.