Florida Becomes 1st State to Sue OpenAI. Lawyers Say It Won’t Be the Last

Co-Managing Partner Aaron Davis was featured in the Daily Business Review after the state of Florida filed a civil lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman in June of 2026.

The lawsuit is the first state-led action against the company, alleging that the makers of ChatGPT prioritized profit over safe development and continue to advertise the chatbot as a helpful tool for all ages, despite conflicting evidence.

Aaron emphasized that prior research should have been conducted to establish associated dangers before ChatGPT was put on the market.

“If you wanna talk about pharmaceutical drugs or automotive component parts, you don’t just release them without doing studies on what the impact of releasing that stuff would be,” Aaron said. “But in this world, which is totally new, there’s a race to market, and sometimes people that want to be out in front can break stuff along the way.”

https://www.law.com/dailybusinessreview/2026/06/02/florida-becomes-1st-state-to-sue-openai-lawyers-say-it-wont-be-the-last/