Cambronne Inc. v. Meta Platforms, Inc.
Summary
John Carreyrou sues Meta for allegedly infringing copyright on content related to his investigative work.
Summary generated by AI from public docket data. Verify against the original filing before relying on it.
Coverage vs reality meter
Prior 1P · 1D · 3N (21 articles)→Recent 30d 1P · 0D · 0N (1 article)
Latest ruling: neutral (2026-08-24)
Press coverage leans plaintiff-favorable; no court ruling has been classified yet.
Coverage breakdown — the articles behind the meter
6 plaintiff-favorable · 1 defendant-favorable · 15 neutral articles
The meter counts distinct coverage events, not articles: 2 plaintiff · 1 defendant · 3 neutral events — a burst of same-stance coverage counts once, however many outlets ran it.
- Hundreds Sue Meta for Copyright Infringement, Rejecting Class Action PayoutsPublishers Weekly · 2026-10-21
- Ex-WSJ reporter who exposed Theranos fraud sues AI giants over alleged book piracyNew York Post · 2025-12-24
- OpenAI, xAI, Google sued for training chatbots with 'pirated books'Business Standard · 2025-12-23
- Theranos whistleblower John Carreyrou sues OpenAI, Google, and Meta in high-stakes AI copyright caseTechloy · 2025-12-23
- Judges Sever Copyright Claims Naming Top AI CompaniesMealey's · 2026-06-30
Coverage sentiment vs. docket activity over time
Counsel of record
- Stris & Maher LLPBridget Asay, Christopher M Rigali, Elizabeth Rogers Brannen +1 more
- Freedman Normand Friedland LLPAlex Potter, Kyle William Roche, Velvel (Devin) Freedman
- Cooley LLPBobby A. Ghajar, Elizabeth Lee Stameshkin, Kathleen R. Hartnett +2 more
- Dunn Isaacson Rhee LLPJessica E Phillips, Karen Leah Dunn, Kyle N. Smith
- Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLPAngela Dunning
- Court
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
- Docket no.
- 5:26-cv-03725
- Nature of suit
- Copyright
- Judge
- Vince Chhabria
- Filed
- 2025-12-22
- Last filing
- 2026-10-19
Cause
17:501 Copyright Infringement
Entities in this case
Parties
Cambronne Inc. (plaintiff) Michael Kochin (plaintiff) Matthew Sacks (plaintiff) Jane Adams (plaintiff) Philip Shishkin (plaintiff) Lisa Barretta (plaintiff) John Carreyrou (plaintiff) Meta Platforms, Inc. (defendant) OpenAI OpCo, LLC (miscellaneous) Anthropic PBC (interested party) Cognella, Inc. (movant)
Docket entries
- 2026-10-07
Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney
- 2026-09-25
Case Management Conference - Further AND Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief AND Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief AND Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief AND ~Util - Set Deadlines/Hearings
- 2026-09-11
Case Management Conference - Further AND ~Util - Set Deadlines/Hearings
- 2026-09-01
Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney
- 2026-08-25
Clerk's Notice AND ~Util - Teleconference Zoom
- 2026-08-24
Order on Administrative Motion to Consider Whether Another Partys Material Should Be Sealed
- 2026-07-21
Case Management Conference - Further AND ~Util - Set Deadlines/Hearings
- 2026-07-15
Clerk's Notice AND ~Util - Teleconference Zoom
- #2012026-07-10
No description on file
- 2026-07-08
Order on Motion for Leave to Appeal
- #1992026-07-03
No description on file
- #1982026-07-01
Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Vince Chhabria: Further Case Management Conference held on 7/1/2026 in cases 3:23-cv-03417-VC, 3:25-cv-09579-VC, 3:26-cv-02333-VC, 3:26-cv-03725-VC, 3:26-cv-04053-VC. Discussion held regarding changing the caption of 3:26-cv-03725-VC Carreyrou et al v. Meta Platforms, Inc. Clerk's office is directed to change the caption to Cambronne Inc. et al v. Meta Platforms, Inc. Discussion held regarding related case order, Dkt. 70, that was filed in 3:26-cv-02333-VC Chicken Soup for the Soul, LLC v. Meta Platforms Inc. Counsel informed the Court that the case number listed in the order was in error and does not pertain to this case. Counsel to rectify the inadvertent filing. Court denied (751) Administrative Motion in case 3:23-cv-03417-VC for the reasons as stated in Meta's brief. Court granted the request for 20 depositions for 30(b)(1) witnesses and the 9 hours for those witnesses. Court granted the request for 14 hours for the 30(b)(6) witnesses. Joint Case Management Statement due by 7/10/2026. Further Case Management Conference set for 7/17/2026 at 01:00 PM by Videoconference Only. One list of names of all counsel appearing for all parties must be sent in one email to the CRD at vccrd@cand.uscourts.gov no later than Friday, July 10, 2026, by no later than 12:00PM. Zoom Recording Time: 11:02 - 11:51. Plaintiff Attorney: Maxwell Pritt, Jesse Panuccio (Kadrey), Moez Kaba, Lee Linderman (Entrepreneur), Elizabeth Brannen, Lauren Martin, Alex Potter (Chicken Soup, Carreyrou, Cognella). Defendant Attorney: Karen Dunn, Jessica Phillips, Angela Dunning, Bobby Ghajar, Mark Weinstein, Phil Morton. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (bxs, COURT STAFF) (Date Filed: 7/1/2026) (Entered: 07/01/2026)
- 2026-07-01
Case Management Conference - Further AND Order on Administrative Motion per Civil Local Rule 7-11 AND ~Util - Set Deadlines/Hearings
- #1972026-06-24
JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT filed by Jane Adams, Lisa Barretta, Cambronne Inc., Michael Kochin, Matthew Sacks, Philip Shishkin. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B)(Brannen, Elizabeth) (Filed on 6/24/2026) (Entered: 06/24/2026)
- 2026-06-18
No description on file
- 2026-06-18
Clerk's Notice AND ~Util - Teleconference Zoom
- 2026-05-27
CASE REFERRED to Magistrate Judge Thomas S. Hixson for Discovery. (shy, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/27/2026)
- 2026-05-27
Case Referred to Magistrate Judge for Discovery
- 2026-05-26
Set/Reset Hearings
- 2026-05-26
Case Management Conference - Initial AND ~Util - Set Hearings AND ~Util - Teleconference Zoom
- 2026-05-26
Set/Reset Hearing: Final Pretrial Conference set for 5/11/2027 10:00 a.m. in San Francisco, Courtroom 03, 17th Floor before Judge Vince Chhabria.. Jury Selection set for 5/24/2027 at 10:00 a.m. in San Francisco, Courtroom 03, 17th Floor before Judge Vince Chhabria. Jury Trial set for 5/24/2027 at 10:00 a.m. in San Francisco, Courtroom 03, 17th Floor before Judge Vince Chhabria. (ahm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/26/2026)
- 2026-05-12
No description on file
- 2026-05-11
Case Assigned/Reassigned
- 2026-03-27
Case for severed OpenAI defendants opened as 5:26-cv-2730-PCP. (kmg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/27/2026)
- 2026-03-04
Set/Reset Hearings: Status Conference set for 3/24/2026 at 10:00 AM in San Jose, Courtroom 8, 4th Floor before Judge P. Casey Pitts. (nmc, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/4/2026)
- 2026-02-19
Set/Reset Deadlines re ECF No. 97 as to 96 MOTION to Dismiss . Motion Hearing set for 7/7/2026 02:00 PM in San Francisco, Courtroom 09, 19th Floor before Judge Trina L Thompson. (rfm, COURT USER) (Filed on 2/19/2026)
- 2026-02-12
Reset Hearing re: 95 ORDER. Advancing Motion Hearing re: 94 Motion to Server from 5/12/2026 to 3/24/2026 at 2:00 PM in San Francisco, Courtroom 09, 19th Floor before Judge Trina L Thompson. (jlg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/12/2026)
- 2025-12-30
Electronic filing error. Summons will not be issued, please resubmit one summons and attach all the parties. You may attach an extra sheet for additional defendants. REMINDER TO COUNSEL: Counsel is instructed that all future filings shall bear the initials TSH immediately after the case number.This filing will not be processed by the clerks office.This filing will not be processed by the clerks office.Please re-file in its entirety. Re: 5 Proposed Summons filed by John Carreyrou, Michael Kochin, Jane Adams, Matthew Sacks, Philip Shishkin, Lisa Barretta, 13 Proposed Summons filed by John Carreyrou, Michael Kochin, Jane Adams, Matthew Sacks, Philip Shishkin, Lisa Barretta, 7 Proposed Summons filed by John Carreyrou, Michael Kochin, Jane Adams, Matthew Sacks, Philip Shishkin, Lisa Barretta, 10 Proposed Summons filed by John Carreyrou, Michael Kochin, Jane Adams, Matthew Sacks, Philip Shishkin, Lisa Barretta, 15 Proposed Summons filed by John Carreyrou, Michael Kochin, Jane Adams, Matthew Sacks, Philip Shishkin, Lisa Barretta, 8 Proposed Summons filed by John Carreyrou, Michael Kochin, Jane Adams, Matthew Sacks, Philip Shishkin, Lisa Barretta, 6 Proposed Summons filed by John Carreyrou, Michael Kochin, Jane Adams, Matthew Sacks, Philip Shishkin, Lisa Barretta, 11 Proposed Summons filed by John Carreyrou, Michael Kochin, Jane Adams, Matthew Sacks, Philip Shishkin, Lisa Barretta, 14 Proposed Summons filed by John Carreyrou, Michael Kochin, Jane Adams, Matthew Sacks, Philip Shishkin, Lisa Barretta, 9 Proposed Summons filed by John Carreyrou, Michael Kochin, Jane Adams, Matthew Sacks, Philip Shishkin, Lisa Barretta, 12 Proposed Summons filed by John Carreyrou, Michael Kochin, Jane Adams, Matthew Sacks, Philip Shishkin, Lisa Barretta (kmg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/30/2025)
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