As generative AI technologies move from early adoption to widespread commercial use, litigation activity is accelerating in parallel. Our analysis of 168 district court cases highlights a sharp rise in filings, a high concentration among a small group of defendants, and early signals of how this legal landscape may evolve. Artificial intelligence litigation is entering…
There is an ongoing surge in U.S. litigation related to data privacy and cybersecurity matters, with those thorny legal issues being further compounded by a rush among the private sector to integrate emerging technologies like artificial intelligence into operations and services. Attorneys handling digital litigation issues, regulators and members of the judiciary are all impacted…
This year will mark three years since The New York Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement, and although the outcome of the case could be a milestone in clarifying whether AI vendors can use large amounts of creative content to train models without obtaining permission from creators, the case is still pending. The…
[co-author: Connor Brashear] As AI systems became more deeply embedded in consumer‑facing products and services throughout 2025, regulators and private plaintiffs continued to test how existing privacy and consumer‑protection laws apply to the collection, use, and commercialization of personal data in AI development and deployment. Over the past year, federal and state enforcement agencies intensified…
