On September 2, 2026, law firm Edelson PC filed 30 new lawsuits on behalf of victims of the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting in Canada, accusing OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman of providing "substantial assistance" to the suspect. The suits escalate allegations to aiding and abetting, claiming OpenAI knew of the shooting plan but chose not to warn authorities.
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Edelson PC is filing 30 new lawsuits against OpenAI over the Tumbler Ridge shooting, escalating claims to aiding and abetting and naming Chris Lehane, though evidence remains unconfirmed.
Edelson PC is filing 30 new lawsuits against OpenAI over the Tumbler Ridge shooting, escalating claims to aiding and abetting and naming Chris Lehane, though evidence remains unconfirmed. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/09/02/open ai-faces-30-more-lawsuits-tied-to-tumbler-ridge-shooting/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
The company says it prioritizes safety, but suits allege its ChatGPT bot induced shooter to carry out attack in Canada OpenAI faces 30 new lawsuits filed on behalf of victims of the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting. The suits, filed on Wednesday, allege the company’s ChatGPT chatbot induced the shooter to carry out the attack in rural Canada in February, in which eight people were killed and dozens mor
OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman are facing 30 new lawsuits that accuse them of providing "substantial assistance and encouragement" to the suspect in Canada's Tumbler Ridge school shooting, as reported earlier by TechCrunch. The new wave of lawsuits was filed in a California federal court on Wednesday by the students, teachers, and the principal […]
They alleged OpenAI knew that the chief suspect was planning the attack but made a “conscious decision” not to warn the authorities.
Multiple new cases have been filed against OpenAI, alleging ChatGPT played a role in the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting.