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OpenAI faces 30 more lawsuits tied to Tumbler Ridge shooting

AnnouncementPolicySep 2, 2026

Edelson PC is filing 30 additional lawsuits against OpenAI this week over the Tumbler Ridge Secondary School shooting, adding plaintiffs who were in the building but not shot. The complaints, filed Tuesday in California, for the first time accuse OpenAI of aiding and abetting the attack and name Chief Global Affairs Officer Chris Lehane as ordering staff not to contact Canadian authorities about Jesse Van Rootselaar's ChatGPT use. OpenAI denies Lehane's involvement.

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