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slug: fn-prec-11-news-case-adam-raine-california-and-the-lawsuit-
title: "News case — Adam Raine (California) and the lawsuit against OpenAI (2025)"
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created: 2026-10-11T07:07:24.643Z
updated: 2026-10-11T07:07:24.643Z
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# News case — Adam Raine (California) and the lawsuit against OpenAI (2025)

Citation: LC Staff Writer. "Parents Sue OpenAI, Claim ChatGPT Contributed to Teen's Suicide." *Law Commentary*, August 29, 2025, reporting the complaint in Raine v. OpenAI, filed August 26, 2025, in San Francisco Superior Court (California). Supplementary intensity figures below are as summarized from the complaint in coverage by Parents Playbook for AI (Substack), August 26, 2025.

Retrieved from: https://www.lawcommentary.com/articles/parents-sue-openai-claim-chatgpt-contributed-to-teens-suicide (supplementary figures: https://parentsplaybookforai.substack.com/p/in-new-lawsuit-parents-allege-chatgpt)

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