| Metric | Microsoft | |
|---|---|---|
| Total AI-related cases on file | 18 | 15 |
| Pending / active | 5 | 8 |
| Settled | 0 | 0 |
| Decided | 1 | 0 |
| Dismissed | 2 | 0 |
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)
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.
State law (removed on federal preemption)
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 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.
Direct copyright; vicarious infringement; DMCA 1202(b)(1)/(b)(3) (consolidating Zhang and Leovy)
Direct copyright; vicarious; contributory; DMCA 1202(a)/(b); 1201(a)/(b); Lanham Act; BIPA; IRPA; UDTPA; ICFA; unjust enrichment
Direct copyright; state law (voluntarily 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.
Microsoft — 8 primary-defendant cases (8)
Aerospace adjunct professor Jeffery Battle sued Microsoft after Bing's AI-assisted search generated a summary conflating his identity with Jeffrey Leon Battle, a convicted Taliban conspirator.
FTC issued a sprawling civil investigative demand (CID) to Microsoft in late 2024, signed by then-Chair Lina Khan.
Direct copyright; vicarious; contributory (stayed/consolidated with Authors Guild)
Direct copyright (related to In re OpenAI MDL)
Direct copyright; vicarious; contributory; DMCA 1202(b)(1)
Direct copyright; vicarious; contributory; DMCA 1202(b)(1)/(b)(3); Lanham Act; state law
Direct copyright; vicarious; contributory; DMCA 1202(b)(1)/(b)(3); Lanham Act (consolidates Daily News, CIR)
Publishers of nine regional newspapers, including The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC, allege that Microsoft and OpenAI systematically copied, stored, and used hundreds of thousands of their copyrighted news articles without
Frequently asked: Google vs. Microsoft
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 Microsoft face?
Microsoft is currently named in 15 AI-related lawsuits tracked here — 8 pending/active, 0 settled, 0 decided, 0 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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