Google vs. Meta Platforms: every lawsuit compared

Google carries 18 AI-related cases on file (5 pending/active, 1 decided, 0 settled, 2 dismissed); Meta Platforms carries 21 (7 pending/active, 3 decided, 0 settled, 1 dismissed).

19 cases · verified against public dockets · updated weekly

Metric Google Meta Platforms
Total AI-related cases on file1821
Pending / active57
Settled00
Decided13
Dismissed21

Total counts reflect AI-related actions against the company across our database (including related entities, consolidated proceedings, and cases where the company is a co-defendant). The case lists below show the primary-defendant docket; bucket totals (pending/settled/decided/dismissed) reflect cases with explicit status fields and may sum to less than the total.

Google — 8 primary-defendant cases (8)

Like Company v. Google Ireland Limited (CJEU referral C-250/25)
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU); referring court: Budapest Metropolitan Court / Budapest District Court · Filed Apr 3, 2025
Decided

Hungarian news publisher Like Company alleged Google's Gemini (Bard) chatbot reproduced and communicated to the public substantial portions of its press articles without consent between June 2023 and February 2024.

David Greene v. Google
N.D. Cal. (removed from state court) · Filed Mar 2, 2026
Pending

State law (removed on federal preemption)

Starbuck v. Google
Delaware Superior Court · Filed Oct 22, 2025
Pending

Starbuck filed a separate Delaware defamation suit against Google alleging its Gemini and Gemma AI chatbots falsely stated he participated in January 6 and accused him of sexual assault, citing non-existent news articles

FTC Inquiry into AI Chatbots for Children (Alphabet, Meta, Snap, OpenAI)
Federal Trade Commission (inquiry — no formal complaint as of April 2026) · Filed Jan 1, 2025
Pending

FTC launched a formal inquiry into major tech companies' AI chatbots, focusing on what companies are doing to evaluate risks to children who use chatbots as companions.

In re Google Generative AI Copyright Litigation
N.D. Cal. · Filed Jul 11, 2023
Pending

Direct copyright; vicarious infringement; DMCA 1202(b)(1)/(b)(3) (consolidating Zhang and Leovy)

Kogon v. Google
N.D. Ill. · Filed Mar 6, 2026
Pending

Direct copyright; vicarious; contributory; DMCA 1202(a)/(b); 1201(a)/(b); Lanham Act; BIPA; IRPA; UDTPA; ICFA; unjust enrichment

Millette v. Google
N.D. Cal. · Filed Aug 2, 2024
Dismissed

Direct copyright; state law (voluntarily dismissed)

Petryazhna v. Google
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California · Filed Aug 2, 2024
Dismissed

Plaintiffs allege Google surreptitiously and without consent transcribed millions of YouTube users' videos, including plaintiff's registered copyrighted works, to create training datasets for its Gemini AI products.

Meta Platforms — 11 primary-defendant cases (11)

Anne Robillard v. Meta Platforms. (Quebec class action)
Quebec Superior Court (Cour supérieure du Québec) · Filed Mar 1, 2025
Pending

Quebec-based self-published novelist Anne Robillard filed an application in the Quebec Superior Court in March 2025 seeking authorisation to commence a class action on behalf of all persons domiciled in Quebec who hold c

Chloé Sabourin v. Meta Platforms. et al.
Quebec Superior Court (Cour supérieure du Québec) · Filed Oct 8, 2025
Pending

Quebec visual artist Chloé Sabourin filed an application to commence class actions against both Meta and OpenAI on behalf of persons domiciled in Quebec who hold copyright in artistic works used without authorisation by

SNE, SGDL and SNAC v. Meta Platforms.
Tribunal Judiciaire de Paris, Troisième Chambre (Paris Judicial Court, Third Chamber) · Filed Mar 6, 2025
Pending

First major AI copyright case in France.

Starbuck v. Meta Platforms.
Delaware Superior Court · Filed Apr 28, 2025
Pending

Conservative activist Robby Starbuck filed in Delaware Superior Court alleging Meta AI repeatedly and falsely stated he participated in the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot, was charged with a misdemeanor, advanced Holocaust

Pictoright c.s. v. Meta Platforms.
Rechtbank Amsterdam (Amsterdam District Court) · Filed Oct 30, 2023
Decided

Pictoright alleges Meta (operator of Facebook and Instagram) failed to obtain a collective licence for copyrighted images uploaded and used on its platforms, and failed to make 'best efforts' to negotiate such a licence

Entrepreneur Media v. Meta
N.D. Cal. · Filed Nov 6, 2025
Pending

Direct copyright; contributory infringement; DMCA 1202(b)

Huckabee v. Meta
D. Del. → 3d Cir. · Filed Jul 1, 2024
Decided

On Appeal

Kadrey v. Meta Platforms
NDCA · Filed Jul 7, 2023
Decided

Direct copyright; contributory infringement; DMCA 1202(a)(1)/(b)(1)/(b)(3); state law (consolidates Chabon, Farnsworth, Huckabee)

Strike 3 Holdings v. Meta
N.D. Cal. · Filed Jul 23, 2025
Pending

Direct copyright; vicarious; contributory

Ted Entertainment v. Meta
N.D. Cal. · Filed Dec 23, 2025
Pending

DMCA 1201(a)

Youngblood v. Meta
N.D. Cal. · Filed Feb 4, 2026
Dismissed

DMCA 1201(a) (voluntarily dismissed)

Frequently asked: Google vs. Meta Platforms

How many AI lawsuits does Google face?

Google is currently named in 18 AI-related lawsuits tracked here — 5 pending/active, 0 settled, 1 decided, 2 dismissed. The list is verified weekly from public dockets.

How many AI lawsuits does Meta Platforms face?

Meta Platforms is currently named in 21 AI-related lawsuits tracked here — 7 pending/active, 0 settled, 3 decided, 1 dismissed.

Where do these case counts come from?

Counts are pulled from AI Lawsuit Tracker's case database, verified weekly against public dockets (PACER, CourtListener, and equivalent international sources). Each individual case page links to the underlying primary source.

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