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FSU Victim’s Family Plans Lawsuit Against OpenAI as Lawmaker Targets Tech Shields

The case could test whether courts treat chatbot outputs as a product that can trigger liability.

Overview

  • Attorneys for Robert Morales’ family say they will file a wrongful-death and product-liability suit against OpenAI before the end of April.
  • Court records in the criminal case reference hundreds of ChatGPT conversations and AI-generated images tied to the suspect, though the contents have not been released.
  • The April 2025 Florida State University shooting left two people dead — Robert Morales and vendor Tiru Chabba — and wounded several others.
  • OpenAI says it identified a ChatGPT account believed to be linked to the suspect and shared that information with law enforcement.
  • Rep. Jimmy Patronis is pushing the PROTECT Act to repeal Section 230, a law that shields platforms from many lawsuits over user content.