Glossary term
MDL
Multidistrict litigation. Procedural mechanism (28 U.S.C. §1407) consolidating related federal cases before a single judge for pretrial proceedings. The SDNY MDL 25-md-03143 consolidates many of the OpenAI publisher and author actions. Read more → Read more → Read more → Read more → Read more → Read more → Read more → Read more →
Where this term comes up
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