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Eight Mile Style / Elvis Presley v. Suno (N.D. Cal.) — Two new music copyright suits filed by Adams & Reese: Eminem catalogue (269 compositions) + Elvis voice/likeness under ELVIS Act. Cases 3:26-cv-13399 & 3:26-cv-13398. New Suits Cambronne et al v. xAI (N.D. Cal.) — Book authors sue xAI over Grok LLM training on copyrighted works; Stris & Maher LLP. Case No. 3:26-cv-13187. Filing Chicken Soup for the Soul v. xAI (N.D. Cal.) — Publisher sues xAI over Grok LLM training on copyrighted books; Stris & Maher LLP. Case No. 3:26-cv-13188. Filing Cognella v. xAI (N.D. Cal.) — Academic publisher sues xAI over Grok LLM training on copyrighted textbooks; Stris & Maher LLP. Case No. 3:26-cv-13189. Filing Cambronne, Inc. et al v. xAI / SpaceX SI (N.D. Cal.) — Cambronne Inc. and 4 individual authors sue xAI (Grok) for training on copyrighted books; shadow libraries; Stris & Maher LLP. Case No. 3:26-cv-13187. New Suit Chicken Soup for the Soul v. xAI / SpaceX SI (N.D. Cal.) — Publisher sues xAI over Grok LLM training on copyrighted books including LibGen pirate library; Stris & Maher LLP. Case No. 3:26-cv-13188. New Suit Cognella, Inc. v. xAI / SpaceX SI (N.D. Cal.) — Academic publisher sues xAI over Grok LLM training on copyrighted textbooks; Stris & Maher LLP. Case No. 3:26-cv-13189. New Suit Cambronne, Inc. et al v. xAI / SpaceX SI (N.D. Cal.) — Cambronne Inc. and 4 individual authors sue xAI (Grok) for training on copyrighted books; shadow libraries; Stris & Maher LLP. Case No. 3:26-cv-13187. New Suit Chicken Soup for the Soul v. xAI / SpaceX SI (N.D. Cal.) — Publisher sues xAI over Grok LLM training on copyrighted books including LibGen pirate library; Stris & Maher LLP. Case No. 3:26-cv-13188. New Suit Cognella, Inc. v. xAI / SpaceX SI (N.D. Cal.) — Academic publisher sues xAI over Grok LLM training on copyrighted textbooks; Stris & Maher LLP. Case No. 3:26-cv-13189. New Suit Boone Newsmedia v. Microsoft & OpenAI (S.D. Miss.) — Mississippi newspaper publisher sues Microsoft and OpenAI for scraping copyrighted news articles to train ChatGPT and Copilot; similar to Emmerich Newspapers suit. Barrett Law Group. Case No. 3:26-cv-00950. New Suit Daily News LP v. Brave Software (SDNY) — Daily News sues Brave AI browser/search for copyright infringement of news articles. Rothwell Figg. Case No. 1:26-cv-09548. New Suit The New York Times Co. v. Brave Software (SDNY) — NYT sues Brave AI browser/search for copyright infringement. Rothwell Figg. Case No. 1:26-cv-09549. New Suit Rosen v. Pichai* — Shareholder derivative filed against Alphabet/Google Sundar Pichai for AI copyright infringement Filing ABG EPE IP LLC v. Anthropic PBC (N.D. Cal.) — Elvis Presley estate sues Anthropic over 274 musical compositions used to train Claude; DMCA circumvention & CMI claims. Adams & Reese LLP. Case No. 5:26-cv-12473. New Suit Cambronne et al v. xAI (N.D. Cal.) — Book authors sue xAI over Grok LLM training on copyrighted works; Stris & Maher LLP. Case No. 3:26-cv-13187. Filing Chicken Soup for the Soul v. xAI (N.D. Cal.) — Publisher sues xAI over Grok LLM training on copyrighted books; Stris & Maher LLP. Case No. 3:26-cv-13188. Filing Cognella v. xAI (N.D. Cal.) — Academic publisher sues xAI over Grok LLM training on copyrighted textbooks; Stris & Maher LLP. Case No. 3:26-cv-13189. Filing Boone Newsmedia v. Microsoft & OpenAI (S.D. Miss.) — Mississippi newspaper publisher sues Microsoft and OpenAI for scraping copyrighted news articles to train ChatGPT and Copilot; similar to Emmerich Newspapers suit. Barrett Law Group. Case No. 3:26-cv-00950. New Suit Daily News LP v. Brave Software (SDNY) — Daily News sues Brave AI browser/search for copyright infringement of news articles. Rothwell Figg. Case No. 1:26-cv-09548. New Suit The New York Times Co. v. Brave Software (SDNY) — NYT sues Brave AI browser/search for copyright infringement. Rothwell Figg. Case No. 1:26-cv-09549. New Suit Rosen v. Pichai* — Shareholder derivative filed against Alphabet/Google Sundar Pichai for AI copyright infringement Filing Reservoir Media Management v. Anthropic PBC (N.D. Cal.) — Music publisher (Reservoir + Shapiro Bernstein) sues Anthropic's Claude for reproducing catalog without license; DMCA circumvention & CMI claims. Adams & Reese LLP. New Suit Reservoir Media Management v. Suno, Inc. (N.D. Cal.) — Music publisher (Reservoir + Shapiro Bernstein) sues Suno AI for reproducing catalog without license; DMCA circumvention & CMI claims. Adams & Reese LLP. New Suit Reservoir Media Management v. Anthropic PBC (N.D. Cal.) — Music publisher (Reservoir + Shapiro Bernstein) sues Anthropic's Claude for reproducing catalog without license; DMCA circumvention & CMI claims. Adams & Reese LLP. New Suit Reservoir Media Management v. Suno, Inc. (N.D. Cal.) — Music publisher (Reservoir + Shapiro Bernstein) sues Suno AI for reproducing catalog without license; DMCA circumvention & CMI claims. Adams & Reese LLP. New Suit Poseidon Wave Media v. Black Forest Labs (E.D.N.Y.) — Music LLC of band “The American Dollar” sues FLUX AI maker Black Forest Labs for reproducing 236 copyrighted sound recordings without license; 164 U.S. copyright registrations; also DMCA & trade secret claims. New Suit Poseidon Wave Media v. Black Forest Labs (E.D.N.Y.) — Music LLC of band “The American Dollar” sues FLUX AI maker Black Forest Labs for reproducing 236 copyrighted sound recordings without license; 164 U.S. copyright registrations; also DMCA & trade secret claims. New Suit Levine et al. v. Meta Platforms (N.D. Cal.) — 61 plaintiffs sue Meta for torrenting works from shadow libraries for LLaMA training and running “Project Vellum” to scan books for Muse models. Fifth complaint filed same day as Winspear, Older, Sheard & Reno by Stris & Maher LLP. — read complaint New Suit Levine et al. v. Meta Platforms (N.D. Cal.) — 61 plaintiffs sue Meta for torrenting works from shadow libraries for LLaMA training and running “Project Vellum” to scan books for Muse models. Fifth complaint filed same day as Winspear, Older, Sheard & Reno by Stris & Maher LLP. — read complaint New Suit Reno et al. v. Meta Platforms (N.D. Cal.) — 56 book authors sue Meta for torrenting works from shadow libraries for LLaMA training and running “Project Vellum” to scan books for Muse models. Fourth complaint filed same day as Winspear, Older & Sheard by Stris & Maher LLP. — read complaint New Suit Reno et al. v. Meta Platforms (N.D. Cal.) — 56 book authors sue Meta for torrenting works from shadow libraries for LLaMA training and running “Project Vellum” to scan books for Muse models. Fourth complaint filed same day as Winspear, Older & Sheard by Stris & Maher LLP. — read complaint New Suit Sheard et al. v. Meta Platforms (N.D. Cal.) — 58 book authors sue Meta for torrenting works from shadow libraries for LLaMA training and running “Project Vellum” to scan books for Muse models. Third complaint filed same day as Winspear & Older by Stris & Maher LLP. — read complaint New Suit Older et al. v. Meta Platforms (N.D. Cal.) — 57 book authors sue Meta for torrenting works from shadow libraries for LLaMA training and running “Project Vellum” to scan books for Muse models. Same law firms as Winspear v. Meta (#149), filed same day. Not a class action. — read complaint New Suit Sheard et al. v. Meta Platforms (N.D. Cal.) — 58 book authors sue Meta for torrenting works from shadow libraries for LLaMA training and running “Project Vellum” to scan books for Muse models. Third complaint filed same day as Winspear & Older by Stris & Maher LLP. — read complaint New Suit Older et al. v. Meta Platforms (N.D. Cal.) — 57 book authors sue Meta for torrenting works from shadow libraries for LLaMA training and running “Project Vellum” to scan books for Muse models. Same law firms as Winspear v. Meta (#149), filed same day. Not a class action. — read complaint New Suit Winspear et al. v. Meta Platforms (N.D. Cal.) — 60 book authors sue Meta for torrenting their works from shadow libraries (LibGen, Z-Library, Books3) for LLaMA training, and running “Project Vellum” — a physical book-scanning operation to train Muse models. Not a class action; plaintiffs seek individual statutory damages. — read complaint New Suit ABG EPE IP LLC v. Anthropic PBC (N.D. Cal.) — Elvis Presley estate sues Anthropic over 274 musical compositions used to train Claude; DMCA circumvention & CMI claims. Adams & Reese LLP. Case No. 5:26-cv-12473. New Suit USA Today Co. et al. v. OpenAI Foundation (S.D.N.Y.) — USA TODAY and 12 Gannett subsidiaries (19 publications) sue seven OpenAI entities for training ChatGPT on scraped news articles; seeks >$250M; alleges willful infringement and DMCA CMI removal. New Suit Subramanian v. Nadella et al.* (W.D. Wash.) — Stockholder derivative complaint against Satya Nadella & 17 Microsoft officers for breaching fiduciary duties by facilitating OpenAI’s AI copyright infringement and making misleading statements about Copilot performance. New Suit Emmerich Newspapers v. Microsoft & OpenAI (S.D. Miss.) — Emmerich, Ojai Media & Coopwood newspapers sue Microsoft and OpenAI for scraping tens of thousands of copyrighted news articles to train ChatGPT and Copilot; 40-page complaint also alleges DMCA CMI-stripping. New Suit Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Intelligence (3d Cir.) — Third Circuit affirms summary judgment for Thomson Reuters; holds ROSS’s use of Westlaw headnotes to train its AI legal research tool infringes copyright and rejects fair use defense; opinion by Judge Montgomery-Reeves unsealed Sept 30 — read opinion Decision Winspear et al. v. Meta Platforms (N.D. Cal.) — 60 book authors sue Meta for torrenting their works from shadow libraries (LibGen, Z-Library, Books3) for LLaMA training, and running “Project Vellum” — a physical book-scanning operation to train Muse models. Not a class action; plaintiffs seek individual statutory damages. — read complaint New Suit USA Today Co. et al. v. OpenAI Foundation (S.D.N.Y.) — USA TODAY and 12 Gannett subsidiaries (19 publications) sue seven OpenAI entities for training ChatGPT on scraped news articles; seeks >$250M; alleges willful infringement and DMCA CMI removal. New Suit Subramanian v. Nadella et al.* (W.D. Wash.) — Stockholder derivative complaint against Satya Nadella & 17 Microsoft officers for breaching fiduciary duties by facilitating OpenAI’s AI copyright infringement and making misleading statements about Copilot performance. New Suit Emmerich Newspapers v. Microsoft & OpenAI (S.D. Miss.) — Emmerich, Ojai Media & Coopwood newspapers sue Microsoft and OpenAI for scraping tens of thousands of copyrighted news articles to train ChatGPT and Copilot; 40-page complaint also alleges DMCA CMI-stripping. New Suit Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Intelligence (3d Cir.) — Third Circuit affirms summary judgment for Thomson Reuters; holds ROSS’s use of Westlaw headnotes to train its AI legal research tool infringes copyright and rejects fair use defense; opinion by Judge Montgomery-Reeves unsealed Sept 30 — read opinion Decision In re: OpenAI Copyright Infringement Litigation (MDL, SDNY) — OpenAI & Microsoft move to strike paper allegedly funded without disclosure by Plaintiffs’ law firm, along with expert testimony based on it Motion In re: OpenAI Copyright Infringement Litigation (MDL, SDNY) — OpenAI & Microsoft move to strike paper allegedly funded without disclosure by Plaintiffs’ law firm, along with expert testimony based on it Motion Buist v. Anthropic, Google, OpenAI & SpaceX (ND Cal.) — Consumer class action alleges AI companies agreed to “pace” AI development over security and existential-risk concerns — antitrust conspiracy claim New Suit Buist v. Anthropic, Google, OpenAI & SpaceX (ND Cal.) — Consumer class action alleges AI companies agreed to “pace” AI development over security and existential-risk concerns — antitrust conspiracy claim New Suit UMG Recordings v. Suno II (D. Mass.) — UMG & Sony Music entities file second copyright suit against Suno asserting 60,202 additional sound recordings; Judge Saylor directed parallel proceedings after denying Aug. 18 motion to amend original complaint New Suit UMG Recordings v. DistroKid (D. Del.) — UMG, Capitol Records & Capitol CMG sue DistroKid for distributing AI-generated “slop,” ISRC-theft remixes, and infringing covers of UMG artists’ recordings New Suit UMG Recordings v. Suno II (D. Mass.) — UMG & Sony Music entities file second copyright suit against Suno asserting 60,202 additional sound recordings; Judge Saylor directed parallel proceedings after denying Aug. 18 motion to amend original complaint New Suit UMG Recordings v. DistroKid (D. Del.) — UMG, Capitol Records & Capitol CMG sue DistroKid for distributing AI-generated “slop,” ISRC-theft remixes, and infringing covers of UMG artists’ recordings New Suit Doe 1 v. GitHub (9th Cir. No. 24-7700) — Ninth Circuit affirms dismissal of DMCA § 1202(b) CMI removal claim; holds AI model output is not a “removal from a copy” Decision Doe 1 v. GitHub (9th Cir. No. 24-7700) — Ninth Circuit affirms dismissal of DMCA § 1202(b) CMI removal claim; holds AI model output is not a “removal from a copy” Decision Times Publishing v. Microsoft & OpenAI — 25+ local/regional news publishers file copyright suit in SDNY; 3 exhibits New Suit Times Publishing v. Microsoft & OpenAI — 25+ local/regional news publishers file copyright suit in SDNY; 3 exhibits New Suit Seattle Times + Newsday v. OpenAI & Microsoft — News publishers file new copyright suit in SDNY; 4 exhibits New Suit Seattle Times + Newsday v. OpenAI & Microsoft — News publishers file new copyright suit in SDNY; 4 exhibits New Suit DOJ Statement of Interest (In re OpenAI MDL, SDNY) — United States files Statement of Interest; takes position AI training is “extraordinarily transformative” fair use; calls “dilution” theory “deeply flawed” Statement DOJ Statement of Interest (In re OpenAI MDL, SDNY) — United States files Statement of Interest; takes position AI training is “extraordinarily transformative” fair use; calls “dilution” theory “deeply flawed” Statement
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Elvis Presley Enterprises LLC v. Suno, Inc.
Elvis estate and music rights holders sue Suno for unauthorized use of Elvis's voice, likeness, and copyrighted compositions — also invokes Tennessee's ELVIS Act (Tenn. Code § 47-25-1101). Adams & Reese + Skaggs Faucette.
November 6, 2026 · N.D. Cal. · Case No. 3:26-cv-13398 · Complaint →
Eight Mile Style LLC et al v. Suno, Inc.
Music publisher for Eminem sues Suno for copying 269 compositions (incl. "Lose Yourself," "Stan," "The Real Slim Shady") to train AI music generator. Adams & Reese + Skaggs Faucette.
November 6, 2026 · N.D. Cal. · Case No. 3:26-cv-13399 · Complaint →
Cognella, Inc. v. SpaceX Super Intelligence Corp.
Academic publisher sues xAI (Grok) for training on copyrighted textbooks scraped from shadow libraries including LibGen; individualized statutory damages sought
November 4, 2026 · N.D. Cal. · Case No. 3:26-cv-13189 · Stris & Maher LLP · Docket →
Chicken Soup for the Soul, LLC v. SpaceX Super Intelligence Corp.
Publisher sues xAI (Grok) for training on copyrighted books scraped from shadow libraries; publisher of Chicken Soup for the Soul series seeks individualized statutory damages
November 4, 2026 · N.D. Cal. · Case No. 3:26-cv-13188 · Stris & Maher LLP · Docket →
Cambronne, Inc. et al v. SpaceX Super Intelligence Corp.
Cambronne Inc. and four individual authors (Lisa Barretta, Jane Adams, Matthew Sacks, Michael Kochin) sue xAI (Grok) for mass infringement of copyrighted books via shadow libraries and book scanning
November 4, 2026 · N.D. Cal. · Case No. 3:26-cv-13187 · Stris & Maher LLP · Docket →
Boone Newsmedia, Inc. v. Microsoft Corporation
Mississippi newspaper publisher sues Microsoft and OpenAI for scraping copyrighted news articles to train ChatGPT and Copilot
October 30, 2026 · S.D. Miss. · Case No. 3:26-cv-00950 · Judge Jordan · Docket →
The New York Times Co. v. Brave Software, Inc.
NYT sues Brave Software for copyright infringement — AI browser/search summarizing news content without permission
November 2, 2026 · SDNY · Case No. 1:26-cv-09549 · Complaint ↗
Daily News LP v. Brave Software, Inc.
Daily News sues Brave Software for copyright infringement — AI browser/search summarizing news content without permission
November 2, 2026 · SDNY · Case No. 1:26-cv-09554 · Complaint ↗
Rosen v. Pichai* (Alphabet/Google)
Shareholder derivative complaint filed; alleges Alphabet officers and directors caused the company to use copyrighted works for AI training without authorization
October 30, 2026 · N.D. Ill. · Complaint ↗
ABG EPE IP LLC v. Anthropic PBC (N.D. Cal.)
Elvis Presley estate entities and music publishers sue Anthropic over 274 musical compositions used to train Claude without license. Claims: direct copyright infringement, DMCA circumvention, CMI removal. Counsel: Adams & Reese LLP + Skaggs Faucette LLP. Case No. 5:26-cv-12473.
October 23, 2026 · N.D. Cal. · Docket ↗
Reservoir Media Management, Inc. v. Anthropic PBC
Reservoir Media Management (US + UK) and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. file direct copyright infringement suit against Anthropic, alleging Claude reproduced their music catalog without license. Also alleges DMCA §1201 circumvention and §1202 CMI removal/alteration. Counsel: Adams & Reese LLP (Richard Busch) + Skaggs Faucette LLP. Case No. 5:26-cv-12308. Exhibit A: 19 pages of works.
October 21, 2026 · N.D. Cal. · Docket ↗
Reservoir Media Management, Inc. v. Suno, Inc.
Reservoir Media Management (US + UK) and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. file direct copyright infringement suit against Suno, alleging AI music generation reproduced their catalog without license. Also alleges DMCA §1201 circumvention and §1202 CMI removal/alteration. Counsel: Adams & Reese LLP (Richard Busch) + Skaggs Faucette LLP. Case No. 3:26-cv-12305. Exhibit A: 23 pages of works.
October 21, 2026 · N.D. Cal. · Docket ↗
Poseidon Wave Media LLC v. Black Forest Labs Inc.
Music publisher Poseidon Wave (band "The American Dollar") sues Black Forest Labs — maker of FLUX image AI — for reproducing 236 copyrighted sound recordings and compositions without license. Also alleges DMCA violations and trade secret misappropriation (NY CLS & DTSA). Plaintiff owns 164 U.S. copyright registrations covering cinematic/ambient/post-rock instrumental tracks. Counsel: Garbarini FitzGerald P.C. Case No. 1:26-cv-06737.
October 20, 2026 · E.D.N.Y. · Docket ↗
Levine et al. v. Meta Platforms, Inc.
61 plaintiffs (59 book authors + 2 corporate entities) sue Meta for torrenting their works from shadow libraries for LLaMA training and running "Project Vellum" — a physical book-scanning operation to train Muse models. Not a class action; plaintiffs seek individual statutory damages. Lead plaintiff: Paul Levine. Fifth complaint filed same day as Winspear (#149), Older (#150), Sheard (#151), and Reno (#152) by Stris & Maher LLP + Freedman Normand Friedland LLP.
October 19, 2026 · N.D. Cal. · Complaint ↗
Reno et al. v. Meta Platforms, Inc.
56 book authors sue Meta for torrenting their works from shadow libraries for LLaMA training and running "Project Vellum" — a physical book-scanning operation to train Muse models. Not a class action; 56 plaintiffs seek individual statutory damages. Lead plaintiff: Tosca Reno. Fourth complaint filed same day as Winspear (#149), Older (#150), and Sheard (#151) by Stris & Maher LLP + Freedman Normand Friedland LLP.
October 19, 2026 · N.D. Cal. · Complaint ↗
Sheard et al. v. Meta Platforms, Inc.
58 book authors sue Meta for torrenting their works from shadow libraries for LLaMA training and running "Project Vellum" — a physical book-scanning operation to train Muse models. Not a class action; 58 plaintiffs seek individual statutory damages. Lead plaintiff: Robert Sheard. Third complaint filed same day as Winspear (#149) and Older (#150) by Stris & Maher LLP + Freedman Normand Friedland LLP.
October 19, 2026 · N.D. Cal. · Complaint ↗
Older et al. v. Meta Platforms, Inc.
57 book authors sue Meta for torrenting their works from shadow libraries (LibGen, Z-Library, Books3/The Pile) for LLaMA training and running "Project Vellum" — a physical book-scanning operation to train Muse models (Muse Spark, Muse Glimmer). Not a class action; 57 plaintiffs seek individual statutory damages. Lead plaintiff: Daniel José Older. Same law firms as Winspear v. Meta (#149), filed same day.
October 19, 2026 · N.D. Cal. · Complaint ↗
Winspear et al. v. Meta Platforms, Inc.
60 book authors sue Meta for torrenting their works from shadow libraries (LibGen, Z-Library, Books3/The Pile) for LLaMA training and running "Project Vellum" — a physical book-scanning operation to train Muse models (Muse Spark, Muse Glimmer). Not a class action; 60 plaintiffs seek individual statutory damages. Lead plaintiff: Jacqueline Winspear (Maisie Dobbs series).
October 19, 2026 · N.D. Cal. · Complaint ↗
USA Today Co. et al. v. OpenAI Foundation et al.
USA TODAY Co., Inc. and 12 Gannett subsidiaries representing 19 publications sue seven OpenAI entities for scraping and training on their copyrighted news articles without authorization. Complaint seeks >$250M and alleges willful copyright infringement plus DMCA § 1202(c) CMI removal. Complaint (PDF)
October 8, 2026 · S.D.N.Y.
Subramanian v. Nadella et al.*
Stockholder derivative suit filed on behalf of Microsoft Corp. against CEO Satya Nadella and 17 board members/officers; alleges they breached fiduciary duties by authorizing and concealing Microsoft’s participation in OpenAI’s mass copyright infringement while making misleading statements about Copilot’s success. Yanick Law & Dispute Resolution PLLC.
October 5, 2026 · W.D. Wash.
Emmerich Newspapers, Inc. v. Microsoft Corporation et al.
Emmerich Newspapers, Ojai Media & Coopwood newspapers (Miss./La./Ark.) sue Microsoft and OpenAI for scraping tens of thousands of copyrighted articles to train ChatGPT and Copilot. Also alleges DMCA § 1202(b) CMI-stripping. Barrett Law Group / Cuneo Gilbert Flannery & LaDuca / Wilson Carroll PLLC.
October 2, 2026 · S.D. Miss.
Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GmbH v. ROSS Intelligence, Inc. (3d Cir.)
Third Circuit affirms Judge Bibas’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Thomson Reuters for copyright infringement, rejecting ROSS Intelligence’s fair use defense. ROSS had used Westlaw headnotes in memos to train its AI legal research model. Opinion authored by Judge Montgomery-Reeves; unsealed September 30. Read opinion (PDF)
September 29, 2026 · Third Circuit · Judge Montgomery-Reeves
In re: OpenAI Copyright Infringement Litigation (MDL)
OpenAI and Microsoft move to strike a paper titled “Generative AI floods and dilutes the market for books,” allegedly funded without disclosure by Plaintiffs’ law firm, along with expert testimony based on it. Motion (PDF)
September 25, 2026 · SDNY · Judge Stein
UMG Recordings, Inc. v. DistroKid, LLC
UMG Recordings, Capitol Records, and Capitol CMG file copyright complaint in D. Del. against DistroKid, Kid Distro Holdings, and DK Holdco. Suit alleges DistroKid facilitates mass distribution of AI-generated “slop,” ISRC-code theft, and infringing remixes/speed-edits of UMG recordings across Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, and TikTok. Claims: direct infringement, vicarious infringement, and deceptive trade practices (6 Del. C. § 2532). Case No. 1:26-cv-01156.
September 15, 2026 · D. Del. · Judge TBA
Doe 1 v. GitHub (9th Cir. No. 24-7700)
Ninth Circuit affirms dismissal of DMCA § 1202(b) CMI removal claim. Court holds that an AI model’s output does not constitute a “removal” of copyright management information from a copy — agreeing with the district court that a new output is not a pre-existing copy from which CMI was removed. Opinion (PDF)
September 16, 2026 · 9th Cir. · No. 24-7700
Times Publishing Co. v. Microsoft Corporation & OpenAI
Times Publishing files copyright complaint in SDNY against Microsoft and OpenAI over AI training on news articles. Case No. 1:26-cv-08082.
September 16, 2026 · SDNY · Judge TBA
Woulard v. Uncharted Labs, Inc. (Udio)
Case transferred from N.D. Ill. (Judge Ellis) to SDNY and reassigned to Judge Loretta A. Preska. New docket: 1:26-cv-07968.
September 12, 2026 · SDNY · Judge Preska
Gray v. Nadella et al.* (derivatively on behalf of Microsoft Corporation)
Shareholder derivative complaint filed in W.D. Wash. alleging Microsoft's board and officers (including CEO Satya Nadella) failed to manage copyright risks from AI activities including GitHub Copilot and the $13B OpenAI partnership. Third Microsoft copyright-derivative suit; related to Anderson v. Nadella and Gusinsky v. Nadella (now consolidated as In re Microsoft Shareholder Derivative Litigation). Plaintiff represented by Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP.
September 8, 2026 · W.D. Wash. · Case No. 2:26-cv-03215
The Seattle Times Company + Newsday LLC v. OpenAI & Microsoft
News publishers file copyright complaint in SDNY over AI training data. Case No. 1:26-cv-07644.
September 4, 2026 · SDNY
In re: OpenAI Copyright Infringement Litigation (MDL)
United States files Statement of Interest taking position that AI training on copyrighted works is “extraordinarily transformative” fair use, and that “dilution” is a “deeply flawed” theory of market harm based merely on non-infringing works.
September 1, 2026 · SDNY
Gerencia 360 Music, Inc. v. Suno, Inc.
Independent Latin/Regional Mexican music label sues Suno and Bright Data for copyright infringement — copying musical compositions to train Suno's AI music generator.
August 31, 2026 · ND Cal.
Druyan-Sagan Associates, Inc. v. Luma AI, Inc. — C.D. Cal.
Ann Druyan's production company sues Luma AI for using a clip from Carl Sagan's Cosmos television series in a Luma AI video advertisement without authorization. Claims: copyright infringement (17 U.S.C. §501). Case No. 2:26-cv-09474; docket 74694928.
August 25, 2026 · C.D. Cal.
Sony Music Publishing (US) LLC v. Anthropic PBC — N.D. Cal.
World's largest music publisher sues Anthropic for training Claude on copyrighted musical compositions without authorization. Claims: copyright infringement (17 U.S.C. §101 et seq.). Case No. 5:26-cv-09217; docket 74720572.
August 28, 2026 · N.D. Cal.
wikiHow, Inc. v. OpenAI, Inc. et al. — S.D.N.Y.
wikiHow sues OpenAI and Microsoft in SDNY over alleged training and RAG retrieval of 500,000+ how-to articles. Claims: copyright infringement (17 U.S.C. § 501) and DMCA §1202 CMI removal. Case No. 1:26-cv-07171; docket 74687027.
August 21, 2026 · S.D.N.Y.
Round Hill Music LP v. Suno Inc. — N.D. Cal.
Music publisher Round Hill Music LP and affiliated entities file copyright complaint against Suno Inc., filed the same day as a companion suit against Anthropic PBC (5:26-cv-08505). Case No. 5:26-cv-08507; docket 74658569.
Aug. 17, 2026 · N.D. Cal. · Music
Round Hill Music LP v. Anthropic PBC — N.D. Cal.
Music publisher Round Hill Music LP and affiliated entities file complaint against Anthropic PBC for direct copyright infringement, circumvention of protection measures, and removal or alteration of CMI (17 U.S.C. §1202). Plaintiffs allege Anthropic trained Claude on copyrighted musical works without authorization. Attorney Richard Busch. Case No. 5:26-cv-08505; docket 74658311.
Aug. 17, 2026 · N.D. Cal. · Music
Rosen v. Cook* — N.D. Cal.
Verified stockholder derivative complaint filed on behalf of Apple Inc. against CEO Tim Cook, General Counsel Kate Adams, and 12 other officers/directors, alleging Apple's board failed to manage copyright risks from AI. Case No. 5:26-cv-08463; docket 74653939.
Aug. 14, 2026 · N.D. Cal. · Other (Derivative)
Sullivan v. OpenAI Foundation — S.D.N.Y.
Textbook authors file copyright suit against OpenAI Foundation (f/k/a OpenAI Inc.), alleging AI training on copyrighted educational materials. Related to Sullivan v. Meta filed in N.D. California. AO 121 Copyright form and Statement of Relatedness filed same day, pointing toward the OpenAI MDL cluster. Case No. 1:26-cv-06966; docket 74652896.
Aug. 14, 2026 · S.D.N.Y. · Authors
Vladimir Gusinsky Revocable Trust v. Nadella* — W.D. Wash.
Shareholder derivative complaint filed on behalf of Microsoft Corporation against CEO Satya Nadella, CFO Amy Hood, and 12 other officers and directors, alleging breach of fiduciary duty and violation of Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Shareholder alleges the board caused Microsoft to infringe copyrights through its $13 billion OpenAI partnership. Attorney Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy LLP. Case No. 2:26-cv-02837; docket 73744515.
Aug. 10, 2026 · W.D. Wash. · Other (Derivative)
S.A. Jamendo v. Suno — D. Mass.
Music licensing platform S.A. Jamendo files notice of voluntary dismissal without prejudice. [notice]
Aug. 14, 2026 · D. Mass. · Music
Berliner v. Huang* — N.D. Ill.
Stockholder derivative complaint filed on behalf of NVIDIA Corporation against CEO Jensen Huang and 13 officers/directors, alleging NVIDIA adopted an unlawful AI training strategy using Books3/The Pile, shadow libraries (LibGen, Anna's Archive, Z-Library, Sci-Hub), YouTube video datasets (circumventing TPMs), and voice recordings
July 31, 2026 · N.D. Ill. · Case No. 1:26-cv-09153
EVOX Productions v. Midjourney
Automotive image library (1M+ registered works) sues Midjourney for direct + contributory copyright infringement and CMI removal (§1202(b)) — alleges Midjourney stripped watermarks from EVOX's car photos to hide training data sourcing
July 30, 2026 · CD Cal. · Visual Art
Poseidon Wave Media v. Suno — Voluntary Dismissal With Prejudice
Plaintiff Poseidon Wave Media LLC filed a notice of voluntary dismissal with prejudice under Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(i). Each party bears its own attorneys' fees and costs. Case terminated. (Counsel: Garbarini Fitzgerald P.C.)
Aug. 3, 2026 · S.D.N.Y. · Judge Castel · Case No. 1:26-cv-03921 · Doc. 19
Publisher Cluster v. Anthropic — Consolidated MTD Schedule Set
Judge P. Casey Pitts grants plaintiffs' Admin Motion and sets a modified consolidated briefing schedule for five related Anthropic book-publisher cases (Cambronne, Cognella, Chicken Soup for the Soul, Cruz, Kwon). Anthropic's consolidated MTD due Sep. 24, 2026; plaintiffs' opposition due Nov. 16; reply due Nov. 30; hearing Dec. 17, 2026 at 10:00 AM in San Jose. All briefing must be supported by single consolidated memoranda.
Aug. 3, 2026 · N.D. Cal. · Judge Pitts · Dkt. 214 (5:25-cv-10897)
Publisher Cluster v. Anthropic — Consolidated Briefing Motion
Plaintiffs in five related Anthropic book-publisher cases (Cambronne, Cognella, Chicken Soup for the Soul, Cruz, Kwon) filed coordinated Admin Motions seeking a single consolidated MTD briefing schedule before Judge P. Casey Pitts (N.D. Cal.). Anthropic (White & Case) opposes, insisting on separate motions to dismiss in each case. Cambronne MTD due July 30; proposed consolidated hearing December 10, 2026.
Jul. 24, 2026 · N.D. Cal. · Judge Pitts
Sony Music Entertainment v. Udio — Related Case Assignment
Sony Music's new copyright suit against Udio (Uncharted Labs) accepted as related to the existing UMG v. Udio case and reassigned to Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein (S.D.N.Y.). Two plaintiffs' counsel admitted pro hac vice July 27. Sony is pursuing its claims independently despite UMG and Warner settling with Udio in late-2025.
Jul. 24–27, 2026 · S.D.N.Y. · Judge Hellerstein
Elsevier v. Meta Platforms — Conference Set Sep. 15
Judge P. Kevin Castel (S.D.N.Y.) grants conference request and sets hearing for September 15, 2026 at 3:00 PM, including argument on a motion to transfer. Publisher coalition (Elsevier, Hachette, Cengage, Macmillan, Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster) is fighting venue early in this major book-publisher v. Meta case.
Jul. 24, 2026 · S.D.N.Y. · Judge Castel
Greene v. Google LLC — Remand Granted
Judge Charles R. Breyer (N.D. Cal.) grants motion to remand in 7-page opinion. David Greene (NPR host / voice actor) sued Google alleging NotebookLM cloned his voice without permission. The court rejected Google's federal copyright preemption argument, finding the state right of publicity claim is qualitatively different from copyright. Case terminated in federal court and remanded to California Superior Court — a rare plaintiff win at the threshold stage in an AI voice case.
Jul. 23, 2026 · N.D. Cal. · Judge Breyer
American Fed. of Musicians v. Warner Music Group — First Amended Complaint Filed
AFM files 16-page First Amended Complaint on the deadline set by Judge Ramos. Confirms Warner settled AI training claims with both Suno and Udio; Universal settled with Udio — but neither label compensated session musicians whose performances appear on those recordings. Suit targets the SRLA "new use" provision, arguing the AI licensing deals trigger residual compensation obligations that were never paid. MTD moving papers due Aug. 14; opposition Sep. 4; reply Sep. 11.
Jul. 24, 2026 · S.D.N.Y. · Judge Ramos
Disney Enterprises v. Midjourney — Hearing Rescheduled Oct. 5
Hearing on Midjourney's Motion for Partial Judgment on the Pleadings moved from September 28 to October 5, 2026 (8:30 AM) before Judge Kronstadt. New briefing schedule: Disney's opposition due Aug. 11; Midjourney's reply due Aug. 25. PHV for new Midjourney counsel Kayla Blaker granted July 22.
Jul. 22–23, 2026 · C.D. Cal. · Judge Kronstadt
Andersen v. Stability AI — Status Conference; Discovery Dispute
Status conference held July 24 before Judge Orrick. Multiple sealing orders issued. Plaintiffs separately filed a motion for relief from a discovery order on July 22 — indicating a live dispute over document production obligations heading into trial-stage discovery.
Jul. 22–24, 2026 · N.D. Cal. · Judge Orrick
Concord Music Group v. Anthropic PBC (I) — Amended Complaint Filed
Music publisher coalition (Concord, ABKCO, Big Machine, Downtown, Hipgnosis, peermusic, Round Hill, Spirit, Universal Music, Warner Chappell) files Amended Complaint in N.D. Cal. CMC set Sep. 2, 2026 (Zoom, 3:00 PM) before Judge Lee, coordinated with Concord v. Anthropic II and BMG Rights v. Anthropic.
Jul. 22, 2026 · N.D. Cal. · Judge Lee
S.A. Jamendo v. Suno Inc. — Amended Complaint Filed
Music licensing platform Jamendo files Amended Complaint against Suno in D. Mass. Jamendo operates a catalog of Creative Commons-licensed music and alleges Suno trained its AI generator on Jamendo's copyrighted recordings. Jamendo has parallel copyright suits against NVIDIA (N.D. Cal.) and Udio (D. Mass.).
Jul. 22, 2026 · D. Mass.
Brave Software v. News Corp. — Counterclaims Filed
News Corporation files copyright infringement counterclaims against Brave Software in N.D. Cal., alleging Brave's browser and AI features reproduced copyrighted news content without authorization. The counterclaims are a direct response to Brave's May 2026 refiled complaint. Motion to Dismiss hearing set for Nov. 5, 2026 (Videoconference, 2:00 PM) before Judge Tigar.
Jul. 21, 2026 · N.D. Cal. · Judge Tigar
Sony Music Entertainment v. Uncharted Labs II — New Filing
Sony Music Entertainment and nine subsidiary labels (Arista Records, Arista Music, Sony Music Entertainment US Latin, Volcano Entertainment III, Alamo Records, Ultra Records, Zomba Recording, LaFace Records, Records Label LLC) file a new copyright infringement suit against Uncharted Labs / Udio in S.D.N.Y. The complaint adds sound recordings that Judge Hellerstein denied leave to include in the original UMG v. Uncharted Labs I suit (1:24-cv-4777) on June 30, 2026. A statement of relatedness was filed. Direct copyright infringement, Case No. 1:26-cv-06120.
Jul. 20, 2026 · S.D.N.Y. · Judge TBA
Hachette Book Group, Inc. v. Google LLC — New Filing
Major publisher Hachette Book Group sues Google LLC in S.D.N.Y., alleging Google's AI systems were trained on copyrighted books without authorization. Hachette is also a co-plaintiff in the ongoing Elsevier v. Meta suit (SDNY, May 2026). Copyright infringement (17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq.), Case No. 1:26-cv-05870.
Jul. 10, 2026 · S.D.N.Y. · Judge TBA
EVOX Productions v. Google LLC — New Filing
Automotive photography company EVOX Productions sues Google LLC in N.D. Cal., alleging Google's AI systems were trained on EVOX's copyrighted automotive photography without authorization. EVOX has previously sued Stanford University (2024) and Stability AI et al. (July 2, 2026) in related cases. Copyright infringement (17 U.S.C. § 501).
Jul. 9, 2026 · N.D. Cal. · Magistrate Judge Peter H. Kang (intake)
Gilbert v. Anthropic PBC — Amended Complaint Filed
Daniel Benjamin Gilbert files First Amended Complaint against Anthropic PBC with 13 exhibits (A–M). D. Mass., Case No. 3:26-cv-30081, Judge Mastroianni. Copyright infringement (17 U.S.C. § 501).
Jul. 7, 2026 · D. Mass. · Judge Mastroianni
EVOX Productions v. Stability AI et al.
Automotive photography company EVOX Productions sues Stability AI, Runway AI, Hugging Face, and DeviantArt in CD Cal., alleging their AI image generation models were trained on EVOX's copyrighted vehicle photography without authorization. EVOX previously sued Stanford University in a related case.
Jul. 2, 2026 · C.D. Cal. · Judge TBA
Cambronne v. Anthropic — Related Cases Assigned to Judge Pitts
Judge Pitts deems four Anthropic copyright suits related to the lead Cambronne v. Anthropic case (formerly Carreyrou; 5:25-cv-10897-PCP) and will preside over all five: Chicken Soup for the Soul v. Anthropic, Cognella v. Anthropic, Cruz v. Anthropic, and Kwon v. Anthropic. All cases allege unlicensed use of books and literary works to train Claude, N.D. Cal.
Jul. 1, 2026 · N.D. Cal. · Judge Pitts
Sullivan v. Meta Platforms, Inc.
New copyright infringement suit filed against Meta over Llama AI training data, N.D. Cal., Case No. 3:26-cv-06793. Judge TBA.
Jul. 2, 2026 · N.D. Cal.
Anderson v. Nadella et al.*
Shareholder derivative suit by Microsoft investor Eric Anderson against CEO Satya Nadella and 13 other directors/officers for breach of fiduciary duty and Section 14(a) violations — alleging the board caused Microsoft to train Copilot on copyrighted works without licenses and approved false proxy statements claiming lawful AI training practices. W.D. Wash., Case No. 2:26-cv-02281
Jun. 30, 2026 · W.D. Wash. · *Shareholder derivative
S.A. Jamendo v. Suno Inc.
Music licensing platform Jamendo sues AI music generator Suno for copyright infringement over training data — Jamendo's second AI copyright suit in one week (also filed v. NVIDIA June 22), D. Mass., Case No. 1:26-cv-12966
Jun. 29, 2026 · D. Mass.
Richner Communications v. Microsoft & OpenAI
35 local/regional newspaper publishers (~400 outlets nationwide) sue Microsoft & OpenAI for systematic scraping of copyrighted articles, DMCA violations (CMI stripping), and willful infringement. Filed by Platkin LLP, Case No. 1:26-cv-05320
Jun. 24, 2026 · S.D.N.Y.
S.A. Jamendo v. NVIDIA
Music streaming platform Jamendo sues NVIDIA for copyright infringement over AI training, Case No. 5:26-cv-06206
Jun. 22, 2026 · N.D. Cal.
Das v. Meta, Google, OpenAI & X
Book author Kalishwar Das sues Meta, Google, OpenAI, and X in pro se filing, Case No. 0:26-cv-02425, Judge Anderson
Jun. 18, 2026 · D.S.C.
Shakespeare v. Anthropic PBC
80+ authors & publishers sue Anthropic, Dario Amodei & Benjamin Mann for torrenting books from LibGen/PiLiMi shadow libraries; builds on Bartz v. Anthropic ruling, Case No. 3:26-cv-05931
Jun. 17, 2026 · N.D. Cal.
Hirschberger v. Narayen
Shareholder derivative suit filed against Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen; breach of fiduciary duty & 10(b)-5 claims, Case No. 5:26-cv-05882
Jun. 16, 2026 · N.D. Cal.
Apress Media v. WeLib
Complaint filed — Apress Media LLC sues WeLib for direct copyright infringement, Case No. 1:26-cv-05064
Jun. 16, 2026 · S.D.N.Y.
Tanzer v. Adobe
Designated related to Lyon v. Adobe; case reassigned to Judge Scott Corley, N.D. Cal.
Jun. 2026 · N.D. Cal. · Judge Scott Corley
Strike 3 Holdings v. Meta Platforms
Judge Lee denies Meta’s motion to dismiss adult video producer’s copyright suit
Jun. 10, 2026 · N.D. Cal. · Judge Eumi K. Lee
Kadrey v. Meta
Plaintiffs move for leave to file interlocutory appeal of Judge Chhabria’s summary judgment order re: downloading from shadow libraries
Jun. 8, 2026 · N.D. Cal. · Judge Chhabria
Carreyrou v. Anthropic
Judge Pitts severs 5 AI companies from Carreyrou’s omnibus suit — only the claim against Anthropic survives, N.D. Cal.
Jun. 7, 2026 · N.D. Cal. · Judge Pitts
Calendar of notable items
Nov
13
Deadline
Kadrey v. Meta & related cases — Reply Expert Reports due
N.D. Cal. · Judge Chhabria · Per Order granting Stip. to Extend Expert Deadlines (Dkt. 266)
Nov
16
Deadline
EVOX Productions v. Midjourney — Midjourney MTD reply due
C.D. Cal. · Judge John A. Kronstadt · Per Order re Joint Stip. (Doc. 26, Sept. 28, 2026)
Nov
16
Deadline
Cambronne Cluster v. Anthropic — Plaintiffs' consolidated MTD opposition due
N.D. Cal. · Judge Pitts · Single consolidated memorandum for all 5 related cases
Nov
20
Deadline
Getty Images v. Stability AI — Close of Fact Discovery
N.D. Cal. · Judge Trina L. Thompson · Per revised CMO (Dkt. 68, 8/18/2026)
Nov
20
Deadline
UMG Recordings v. Suno — Close of Fact Discovery (§ 1201 claim)
D. Mass. · Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV · Per ECF Order granting Mot. 283 (Amended Scheduling Order)
Nov
25
Deadline
In re: OpenAI Copyright Infringe. Ltgn. — News Plaintiffs’ MSJ on grounding & output claims due
S.D.N.Y. · Judge Stein · 7,500-word limit · Per Order (Doc. 2518, Nov. 12, 2026)
Nov
30
Deadline
Cambronne Cluster v. Anthropic — Consolidated MTD reply due
N.D. Cal. · Judge Pitts · Single consolidated reply for all 5 related cases
Nov
30
Deadline
Gilbert v. Anthropic PBC — Initial written discovery requests
D. Mass. · Magistrate Judge Christopher L. Morgan · Per Scheduling Order (Doc. 53, Oct. 5, 2026)
Nov
30
Deadline
Hachette Book Group v. Google LLC — Responses due
SDNY · Per Order granting Ltr. Motion for Extension of Time (Doc. 51)
Dec
2
Deadline
Kadrey v. Meta & related cases — Close of Expert Discovery
N.D. Cal. · Judge Chhabria · Per Order granting Stip. to Extend Expert Deadlines (Dkt. 266)
Dec
4
Deadline
Nazemian, Dubus v. NVIDIA — SJ reply briefs due
N.D. Cal. · Judge Tigar
Dec
4
Deadline
UMG Recordings v. Suno — Serve Requests for Admission (RFAs)
D. Mass. · Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV · Per ECF Order granting Mot. 283 (Amended Scheduling Order)
Dec
7
Hearing
EVOX Productions v. Midjourney — Motion to Dismiss Hearing (8:30 a.m.)
C.D. Cal. · Judge John A. Kronstadt · Per Order re Joint Stip. (Doc. 26, Sept. 28, 2026)
Dec
8
Deadline
UMG Recordings v. Uncharted Labs (Udio) — Parties must jointly submit list of counsel to chambers by 12:00 PM
S.D.N.Y. · Judge Hellerstein · Email to HellersteinNYSDChambers@nysd.uscourts.gov · Per Oct. 20 Scheduling Order (Doc 190)
Dec
11
Deadline
In re: OpenAI Copyright Infringe. Ltgn. — OpenAI opp. to News Plaintiffs’ MSJ (grounding & output)
S.D.N.Y. · Judge Stein · 7,500-word limit · Per Order (Doc. 2518, Nov. 12, 2026)
Dec
11
Hearing
UMG Recordings v. Uncharted Labs (Udio) — Status Conference (10:00 AM, via telephone)
S.D.N.Y. · Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein · Call-in: 646-453-4442 · Conference ID: 434 289 979# · Adjourned from Oct. 23 per Doc 190
Dec
14
Deadline
Hachette Book Group v. Google LLC — Replies due
SDNY · Per Order granting Ltr. Motion for Extension of Time (Doc. 51)
Dec
16
Deadline
Kadrey v. Meta & related cases — Plaintiffs’ SJ Opening Brief due
N.D. Cal. · Judge Chhabria · Per Order granting Stip. to Extend Expert Deadlines (Dkt. 266)
Dec
17
Hearing
Cambronne Cluster v. Anthropic — Consolidated MTD Hearing (10:00 AM)
N.D. Cal. · Judge Pitts · San Jose Courthouse, Courtroom 8, 4th Floor · 5 related cases
Dec
18
Deadline
In re: OpenAI Copyright Infringe. Ltgn. — News Plaintiffs’ reply re MSJ (grounding & output)
S.D.N.Y. · Judge Stein · 2,500-word limit · Per Order (Doc. 2518, Nov. 12, 2026)
Dec
18
Hearing
In re Mosaic LLM Litigation — Hearing on Summary Judgment & Daubert Motions (10:00 AM, Videoconference)
N.D. Cal. · Hon. Charles R. Breyer · Zoom only · Rescheduled from Oct. 30 (Dkt. entry 10/15/2026)
Dec
23
Deadline
S.A. Jamendo v. NVIDIA — Case Management Statement due
N.D. Cal. · Judge Wise-Noel · Per Clerk's Notice resetting CMC (Aug. 2026)
Jan
13
Hearing
Getty Images v. Stability AI — Further Case Management Conference (2:00 PM, Videoconference Only)
N.D. Cal. · San Francisco · ECF No. 81 (filed 10/30/2026)
May
27
Deadline
Huckabee v. Bloomberg LP — Fact Discovery cutoff (2027)
SDNY · Judge Margaret M. Garnett
Apr
30
Hearing
Ted Entertainment v. Snap — Last date to hear Motion to Amend Pleadings/Add Parties (2027)
C.D. Cal. · Judge Birotte Jr. · Per Pretrial Schedule (Doc. 82)
Jul
2
Deadline
James v. Cerebras Systems — Substantial completion of document production (2027)
N.D. Cal. · Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín · Per Order (Nov. 6, 2026) — extended from Apr. 30, 2027
Jul
15
Deadline
Huckabee v. Bloomberg LP — Expert Discovery cutoff (2027)
SDNY · Judge Margaret M. Garnett
Aug
3
Deadline
James v. Cerebras Systems — Plaintiffs' motion for class certification (2027)
N.D. Cal. · Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín · Per Order (Nov. 6, 2026) — extended from Apr. 5, 2027
Aug
24
Hearing
Huckabee v. Bloomberg LP — Status Conference (2027)
SDNY · Judge Margaret M. Garnett · 9:30 AM
Sep
2
Deadline
James v. Cerebras Systems — Defendant's opposition to class cert + Daubert motions (2027)
N.D. Cal. · Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín · Per Order (Nov. 6, 2026) — extended from May 5, 2027
Sep
23
Deadline
James v. Cerebras Systems — Plaintiffs' reply ISO class cert + rebuttal experts + Daubert oppositions (2027)
N.D. Cal. · Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín · Per Order (Nov. 6, 2026) — extended from May 26, 2027
Oct
1
Deadline
James v. Cerebras Systems — Defendant's Daubert reply + opposition to Plaintiffs' Daubert (2027)
N.D. Cal. · Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín · Per Order (Nov. 6, 2026) — extended from Jun. 3, 2027
Oct
8
Deadline
James v. Cerebras Systems — Plaintiffs' Daubert reply (2027)
N.D. Cal. · Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín · Per Order (Nov. 6, 2026) — extended from Jun. 10, 2027
Nov
19
Deadline
Ted Entertainment v. Snap — Non-expert discovery cut-off (2027)
C.D. Cal. · Judge Birotte Jr. · Per Pretrial Schedule (Doc. 82)
Nov
19
Deadline
James v. Cerebras Systems — Close of fact discovery (class and merits) (2027)
N.D. Cal. · Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín · Per Order (Nov. 6, 2026) — extended from Jul. 29, 2027
Nov
26
Deadline
Gilbert v. Anthropic PBC — Filing of dispositive motions (2027)
D. Mass. · Magistrate Judge Christopher L. Morgan · Per Scheduling Order (Doc. 53, Oct. 5, 2026)