Archive · 3 Sep 2026
OpenAI Faces 30 More Lawsuits After Canada School Shooting
OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, is facing 30 new lawsuits.
The lawsuits are connected to a school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, Canada.
The shooting happened on February 10.
The people bringing the lawsuits include victims and their families.
Their lawyers say OpenAI did not act on warning signs connected to the attacker.
The lawsuits were filed in a California court.
The law firm Edelson PC filed them.
The Wall Street Journal reported the new legal action.
OpenAI is reportedly facing 30 new lawsuits connected to the Tumbler Ridge school shooting.
The complaints allege that OpenAI failed to act on warning signs linked to the attacker.
Edelson PC filed the lawsuits in a California court on behalf of victims and families.
The February 10 shooting occurred in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada.
Edelson PC had previously filed seven related lawsuits in April, according to the report.
- Who
- OpenAI, victims and families connected to the shooting, and Edelson PC, their law firm.
- What
- Thirty new lawsuits allege that OpenAI failed to act on warning signs linked to the attacker.
- When
- The shooting occurred on February 10; Edelson PC had filed seven earlier lawsuits in April. The articles do not specify the years.
- Where
- The shooting occurred in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada; the new complaints were filed in a California court.
- Why
- The lawsuits allege that OpenAI failed to respond to warning signs connected to the attacker.
- Defendant
- OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT
- New lawsuits
- 30
- Earlier lawsuits
- Seven lawsuits filed in April
- Law firm
- Edelson PC
- Incident
- Tumbler Ridge school shooting
- Incident location
- Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada
- Court location
- California