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Florida seeks court ruling to officially classify Sam Altman and ChatGPT as a 'public nuisance' — OpenAI fights to keep lawsuit away from a state jury

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Florida's lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman has now been sitting before U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon in Fort Pierce for seven weeks without a ruling on whether it belongs there. The state filed its 83-page, ten-count complaint in Highlands County circuit court on June 1, pleading only Florida law, naming Altman personally, and demanding a jury. OpenAI removed the case to federal court on July 2, arguing that one count built on the feder…
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The state of Florida has opened one of the most important legal fronts to date against OpenAI and Sam Altman. Florida’s Attorney General’s Office filed a 83-page lawsuit in a state court with ten counts, a jury motion for trial and the claim that the distribution of ChatGPT in Florida could be officially declared a “public injury.” Among other things, the lawsuit also states that OpenAI is accused of aggressively marketing ChatGPT while allegedl…

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Tom's Hardware broke the news on Friday, August 21, 2026.
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