Summary
D.W., a Virginia mother, sued Character Technologies, Inc., its co-founders Noam Shazeer and Daniel De Freitas Adiwarsana, and Google LLC on behalf of her minor child A.W., alleging the Character AI platform was designed, marketed, and deployed to reach Virginia minors like A.W., used dark patterns to obscure notices, was unsafe for minors, misrepresented safety features, and caused A.W. harm.[1][4][8] The suit asserts strict product liability, negligence, violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, and the Virginia Consumer Protection Act.[1][4] It is classified as a Personal Injury Product Liability case in the Eastern District of Virginia (No. 2:25-cv-00824, filed December 19, 2025, Judge Raymond A. Jackson).[4][8]
Case details
- Court
- EDVA
- Docket number
- 2:25-cv-00824
- Filed
- Dec 19, 2025
- Status
- Active
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