Summary
Megan Garcia, as representative of her deceased son Sewell Setzer III, sued Character Technologies, Inc., Google LLC, Alphabet Inc., and individuals Daniel De Freitas and Noam Shazeer, alleging that Character.AI's chatbot was designed with anthropomorphic features and lacked safeguards that led to the 14-year-old's addiction to sexually exploitative conversations and ultimately his suicide; Garcia alleges wrongful death, negligence, strict product liability, deceptive trade practices, and violations of Florida's law restricting simulated sex with minors. The claims arise under product liability doctrine, negligence, and Florida consumer protection statutes, with the court treating Character.AI as a defective product subject to liability and allowing claims against Google as a component par
Case details
- Court
- MDFL
- Docket number
- 6:24-cv-01903
- Filed
- Oct 22, 2024
- Status
- Active
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