X Corp. and xAI filed suit in federal court in Fort Worth, Texas, on August 25, 2025, alleging that Apple and OpenAI colluded through an exclusive deal making ChatGPT the only generative AI chatbot integrated into the iPhone, and that Apple deprioritized the X and Grok apps in App Store rankings and delayed Grok app reviews. The plaintiffs seek billions in damages.
A Berlin regional court ruled that a YouTuber with about 190,000 subscribers violated the rights of the German dubbing voice of Bruce Willis by narrating two videos mocking the then government with an unlabelled AI imitation of his voice to promote an online shop. The YouTuber owes damages as a notional licence fee. The ruling is not yet final.
Tesla passed on a $60 million settlement proposed in May, months before a Miami federal jury awarded a $242.5 million verdict over a fatal 2019 Autopilot crash, according to a plaintiffs' filing seeking legal fees. The filing says Tesla rejected it by not accepting within 30 days. Tesla, assigned one-third of the blame, says it plans to appeal.
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias said an audit found Customs and Border Protection had accessed Illinois license-plate data, calling the sharing "a clear violation" of a 2023 state law. Flock Safety paused pilot programs with CBP and Homeland Security Investigations, with CEO Garrett Langley conceding, "We clearly communicated poorly," and that it lacked distinct permissions for federal users.
Rosario's civil and commercial appeals court formally rebuked a lawyer who cited case law that turned out not to exist; the lawyer admitted generating the citations with AI and pasting them "in good faith" without checking. No formal sanction was imposed, but the court notified the Rosario Bar Association so it could take preventive measures. One expert calls it Argentina's first detected case.
In a long-running High Court family dispute, Mr Justice Lieven on 30 July 2025 ordered a father to pay the mother's costs, which she put at £5,900.63, citing the father's litigation conduct, including a recusal application relying on authorities, many not genuine, that appeared AI-generated. The judge said the father made no apparent effort to check them despite being "well capable" of doing so.
