US EditionFamilies of Canadian mass shooting victims sue OpenAI, CEO Altman in US court
Families allege OpenAI ignored warning signs in ChatGPT chats and failed to alert police, as lawyers seek jury trials in more than two dozen cases.
- Seven families filed lawsuits against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman in a California court on Wednesday, accusing the company of negligence in the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting that killed eight people in February.
- OpenAI safety staff flagged Jesse Van Rootselaar's account for "gun violence activity and planning" in June 2025, yet leadership chose to deactivate the account instead of alerting the Royal Canadian Mounted Police despite internal urging.
- On February 10, Van Rootselaar killed eight people, including six children, at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School; a complaint for 12-year-old Maya Gebala alleges the shooter "continued using ChatGPT to plan the attack" after creating a second account.
- An OpenAI spokesperson stated the company has a "zero-tolerance policy" and has "already strengthened our safeguards," while Justice Minister Sean Fraser told officials the government expects changes or will intervene.
- Lawyer Jay Edelson expects to file more than two dozen legal actions with jury trials anticipated next year, aiming to hold OpenAI leadership accountable for prioritizing company interests over public safety.
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Days After Sam Altman Apologized, the Families Sue
OpenAI is facing what a lawyer describes as a first-of-its-kind set of lawsuits from families in a Canadian town devastated by a February mass shooting, who say the company should have warned police about the suspect's chats with ChatGPT. The families of seven victims in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia—12...
Families of Tumbler Ridge victims suing OpenAI in California - Creston Valley Advance
The families of seven victims of the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting are suing OpenAI in California for negligence. The complaints were filed in federal court in San Francisco on Wednesday, April 29. In one, it is alleged that the shooter’s activity was flagged in June by the company’s automated system for “gun violence activity and planning.” This was routed to a specialized response team that urged OpenAI to notify the RCMP. The company did not. A…
Tumbler Ridge, B.C., families sue Altman and OpenAI over shooting
SAN FRANCISCO — Victims and their families in the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., earlier this year have filed wrongful-death lawsuits in California against OpenAI and founder Sam Altman. In court documents provided by lawyers representing seven people affected by the Feb. 10 shooting, the plaintiffs also accuse the artificial intelligence company and their […]
Toronto, Canada, 29 Apr (EFE).- Seven families of victims of the Tumbler Ridge massacre in Canada, shooting in which eight people were killed, in addition to the author who committed suicide, filed a lawsuit in San Francisco, USA, on Wednesday against OpenAI. The lawsuit accuses ChatGPT’s responsible company of “playing a role in the mass shooting” and that OpenAI “could prevent and should have avoided” the killing. On February 10, Jesse Van Roo…
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