On November 6, 2025, Tech Justice Law Project (TJLP) and Social Media Victims Law Center (SMVLC) co-filed seven cases in California state court. The cases represent the families of individuals who died by suicide at the inducement of OpenAI’s ChatGPT 4o product, as well as survivors of delusional disorders induced by the same product who experienced several harms, including involuntary commitment, professional reputation damage, and financial debt.
The Complaints for each case are available below:
- Shamblin v. OpenAI, Inc. et al. [Complaint]
- Irwin v. OpenAI, Inc. et al. [Complaint]
- Fox v. OpenAI, Inc. et al. [Complaint]
- Enneking v. OpenAI, Inc. et al. [Complaint]
- Madden v. OpenAI, Inc. et al. [Complaint]
- Brooks v. OpenAI, Inc. et al. [Complaint]
- Lacey v. OpenAI, Inc. et al. [Complaint]
Notable media coverage of the cases:
- Lawsuits Blame ChatGPT for Suicides and Harmful Decisions, N.Y. Times (Nov. 6, 2025) [Link]
- “You’re Not Rushing. You’re Just Ready:” Parents Say ChatGPT Encouraged Son to Kill Himself, CNN (Nov. 20, 2025) [Link]
- Is AI Making Some People Delusional? Families and Experts Are Worried, L.A. Times (Nov. 21, 205) [Link]
- He Told ChatGPT He Was Suicidal. It Helped With His Plan, Family Says., USA Today (Nov. 24, 2025) [Link]
Background on AI delusional disorders, commonly referred to as “AI Psychosis”:
- We Investigated AI Psychosis. What We Found Will Shock You., More Perfect Union (Oct. 14, 2025) [Video Link] (featuring TJLP Founder & Executive Director Meetali Jain)
- AI Psychosis Is Rarely Psychosis At All, WIRED (Sept. 18, 2025) [Link]
- Emotion Contagion Through Interaction With Generative Artificial Intelligence Chatbots May Contribute to Development and Maintenance of Mania, Cambridge University Press (Aug. 22, 2025) [Academic Article Link]