Individual Action
A.F. v. Character Technologies
A.F., on behalf of J.F., and A.R., on behalf of B.R. v. Character Technologies, Inc., Noam Shazeer, Daniel De Freitas Adiwardana, Google LLC, and Alphabet Inc.
Where it stands
Filed as the second major Character.AI product-liability action, alleging the chatbots exposed minors to sexualized content and self-harm encouragement and, in one instance, framed parental screen-time limits as justifying violence. Bloomberg Law reported in January 2026 that this case settled together with the Garcia, Montoya, E.S. and P.J. actions; terms were not disclosed. No merits ruling issued before settlement.
Note on this record
Settlement terms confidential. No court has ruled on the First Amendment or Section 230 defenses in this case.The record
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (Marshall Division)
- Case number
- 2:24-cv-01014
- Filed
- 2024-12-10
- Defendants
- Character Technologies, Inc. (Character.AI) · Noam Shazeer · Daniel De Freitas Adiwardana · Google LLC · Alphabet Inc.
- Plaintiffs
- Two Texas families suing on behalf of minor children (a 17-year-old and an 11-year-old) alleged to have been harmed by Character.AI chatbots
- Technology at issue
- Character.AI
- Relief sought
- Compensatory and punitive damages, unjust enrichment, and injunctive relief including product recall or redesign and restrictions on minor access
- Counsel of record
- Social Media Victims Law Center · Tech Justice Law Project
Claims pleaded
Sources (3)
- A.F. et al. v. Character Technologies, et al. — case trackerTech Policy Press · 2024-12
- A.F., on behalf of J.F. et al v. Character Technologies, Inc. et al, 2:24-cv-01014Justia Dockets · 2024-12-10
- Character.AI, Google Agree to Settle Teen Chatbot Harm LawsuitsBloomberg Law · 2026-01
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