Intel, AMD Accused of Allowing Chips in Russian Missiles
About 20 Ukrainians, including 14 killed and 6 injured, sue Texas chipmakers for negligence over semiconductor components fueling Russian and Iranian missile attacks.
- Mikal C. Watts, Austin lawyer, filed five lawsuits in Dallas on December 10, 2025, naming Intel Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices among defendants, Baker & Hostetler representing plaintiffs.
- Plaintiffs say U.S.-made chips were illegally diverted to Russia and Iran and used in missiles despite repeated U.S. government warnings and export controls, the suits claim.
- Forensic inspections of debris repeatedly found microchips from Texas Instruments, AMD and Intel in missiles used in attacks spanning 2023–2025, including the July 8, 2024 attack on Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital, Kyiv, injuring Dr. Olha Babicheva and nurse Viktoriia Didovets.
- Seeking compensation and supply-chain changes, about 20 plaintiffs, including 14 killed and six injured, with Watts saying, 'We want to make this process so expensive and painful that companies are forced to act.'
- Filed in Texas courts because defendants have substantial state ties, the cases argue U.S. companies owed a Texas law common-law duty of care, aiming to disrupt supply chains bypassing U.S. sanctions and export-control regime.
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Intel, AMD Accused of Allowing Chips in Russian Missiles
Microchip manufacturers Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and Texas Instruments Inc. were accused in a series of lawsuits of failing to keep their technology out of Russian-made weapons used to kill and wound civilians in Ukraine.
15 Ukrainians are suing US tech factories over chips in Russia's deadly weapons
It was a regular workday when the air raid alarm sounded at Okhmatdyt Children’s Hospital at 11 a.m. on a Monday in Kyiv. Dr. Olga Babicheva and her colleagues moved their young patients to a room with no windows to better protect them. Six children were still undergoing procedures, so they rushed back to finish them. "Then the explosion happened. I woke up the next day in the hospital. I spent three months recovering. I’m back at work, but the…
U.S. Technology in Russian Missiles? Texas Companies Face Lawsuits
Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… Four technology companies with strong Texas ties are facing lawsuits claiming their semiconductor components were used in Russian missiles and Iranian drones attacking civilians in Ukraine, reported the San Antonio Express-News. The five suits, filed Wednesday in Dallas County District Court, name Texas Instruments, AMD, Intel, and distributor Mouser Electronics. Attorneys Mikal Watts of …
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