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Nippon Life Insurance Company of America v. OpenAI Foundation

Nippon Life Insurance Company of America sued OpenAI Foundation and OpenAI Group PBC, alleging that ChatGPT assisted a pro se litigant, Graciela Dela Torre, in generating legal research, analysis, and court filings to undo a prior settlement with Nippon and pursue further litigation, causing Nippon harm.[1][2][3] The complaint asserts claims for tortious interference with contract, abuse of process, and unauthorized practice of law under 705 ILCS 205/1, filed March 4, 2026, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (No. 1:26-cv-02448) under diversity jurisdiction.[1][2][3] Nippon seeks $300,000 in compensatory damages for attorneys' fees and costs, $10 million in punitive damages, declaratory judgment, and a permanent injunction barring OpenAI from providing legal as

🏛️ NDIL· Case No. 1:26-cv-02448· Filed Mar 4, 2026

Summary

Nippon Life Insurance Company of America sued OpenAI Foundation and OpenAI Group PBC, alleging that ChatGPT assisted a pro se litigant, Graciela Dela Torre, in generating legal research, analysis, and court filings to undo a prior settlement with Nippon and pursue further litigation, causing Nippon harm.[1][2][3] The complaint asserts claims for tortious interference with contract, abuse of process, and unauthorized practice of law under 705 ILCS 205/1, filed March 4, 2026, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (No. 1:26-cv-02448) under diversity jurisdiction.[1][2][3] Nippon seeks $300,000 in compensatory damages for attorneys' fees and costs, $10 million in punitive damages, declaratory judgment, and a permanent injunction barring OpenAI from providing legal as

Case details

Court
NDIL
Docket number
1:26-cv-02448
Filed
Mar 4, 2026
Status
Active

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