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MDL No. 3143

OpenAI, Inc., Copyright Infringement

On the current JPML reportJPML report of September 1, 2026

IN RE: OpenAI, Inc., Copyright Infringement Litigation is a pending federal multidistrict litigation in the Southern District of New York before Sidney H. Stein (Sr. District Judge). The Judicial Panel's report dated September 1, 2026 lists 19 actions pending and 20 actions historically.

The docket record

Actions pending
190
Total actions, historical
20
Change, 3 months
+1(+5.6%)
Change, 12 months
+6(+46.2%)
Docket
MDL No. 3143
Court
Southern District of New York
Transferee judge
Sidney H. SteinSr. District Judge

Source: JPML “Pending MDL Dockets by Actions Pending,” report dated September 1, 2026 · first in our series May 2025

Actions pending in MDL 3143, by monthly JPML report0255075100Jan 2024Jul 2024Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 2026Sep 2026
Actions pending on each monthly JPML report, Jan 2024 to Sep 2026. Gaps are months the report omitted the figure.

Month-by-month figures, Jan 2024 to Sep 2026

Report dateActions pendingChangeTotal, historicalReport
September 1, 202619020PDF
August 3, 202619+120PDF
July 1, 202618019PDF
June 1, 202618019PDF
May 1, 202618+119PDF
April 1, 202617+218PDF
March 2, 202615016PDF
February 2, 202615016PDF
January 5, 202615+216PDF
December 2, 202513014PDF
November 3, 202513014PDF
October 1, 202513014PDF
September 2, 202513014PDF
August 1, 202513+114PDF
July 1, 202512−113PDF
June 2, 202513+113PDF
May 1, 20251212PDF
April 1, 2025not listedPDF
March 3, 2025not listedPDF
February 3, 2025not listedPDF
January 2, 2025not listedPDF
December 2, 2024not listedPDF
October 1, 2024not listedPDF
September 3, 2024not listedPDF
August 1, 2024not listedPDF
July 1, 2024not listedPDF
June 3, 2024not listedPDF
May 1, 2024not listedPDF
April 1, 2024not listedPDF
March 1, 2024not listedPDF
February 1, 2024not listedPDF
January 2, 2024not listedPDF

How to read this record

Actions pending is the number of individual civil actions currently centralized in this MDL, as counted by the Judicial Panel on the report date. It rises as new cases are transferred or filed directly in the MDL court and falls as cases settle, are dismissed, or are remanded for trial. Total actions is the historical count of every action ever part of the docket.

A rising count means new plaintiffs are still filing; it does not by itself say anything about the merits. A falling count after a settlement announcement usually reflects the settlement being processed. The monthly report says nothing about trial dates, rulings, or settlements; for those, check the transferee court's docket.

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Source

U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, “MDL Statistics Report: Distribution of Pending MDL Dockets by Actions Pending,” monthly PDF reports May 1, 2025 to September 1, 2026, jpml.uscourts.gov. Parsed by Settlement Record; see methodology. Settlement Record is an independent reference built from public court records and agency publications. Nothing here is legal advice, and nothing here states that any person has a valid claim. Litigation facts are dated and sourced on each page; confirm anything you rely on against the court's own docket.