Megan Garcia v. Character Technologies, Et Al.

Notes

Tech Policy Press litigation tracker entry; aggregates primary-doc filings (complaint, motion to dismiss order) with editorial summary. Slightly above press prior (0.50) because the entry hyperlinks directly to the underlying court filings on CourtListener.

Evidence from this source (3)

• CDThe Garcia complaint alleges that Character.AI knew its app's design was danger… support
  weight

  0.80

  method: journalistic_report · locator: Summary, second paragraph

  “The complaint ... claims that Character.AI knew the design of its app was dangerous and would be harmful to a significant number of minors, failed to exercise reasonable care for minors on its app, and deliberately targeted underage kids.”

• CDOn October 23, 2024, the Social Media Victims Law Center and the Tech Justice L… support
  weight

  0.85

  method: journalistic_report · locator: Summary paragraph

  “The Social Media Victims Law Center and the Tech Justice Law Project filed a lawsuit against Character.AI, the company's two cofounders, and Google, on behalf of a parent whose 14-year-old, Sewell Setzer III, took his life after interacting with and becoming dependent on role-playing AI 'characters' offered by the company.”

• CDOn May 21, 2025, the US District Court for the Middle District of Florida denie… support
  weight

  0.85

  method: journalistic_report · locator: Updates / May 21, 2025

  “The District Court denied in part and granted in part a motion to dismiss the case filed by Character.Ai, enabling the case to move forward.”