Consumer
Unjust Enrichment
Retaining a benefit obtained at the plaintiff's expense in circumstances where retention would be inequitable.
Pleaded in 3 of the 98 matters on this docket
Governing law
State common law; treated as a quasi-contract or restitution theory, and in some states not an independent cause of action
Damages
Restitution or disgorgement measured by the defendant's gain rather than the plaintiff's loss.
Limitations period
Typically three to four years.
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Matters pleading this claim
Garcia v. Character Technologies
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida (Orlando Division) · 6:24-cv-01903
Character.AI
Filed 2024-10-23 · Individual Action
SettledCousart / A.T. v. OpenAI
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California · 3:23-cv-04557-VC
ChatGPT and OpenAI model training data; Microsoft integrations
Filed 2023-09-05 · Class Action
DismissedP.M. v. OpenAI
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California · 3:23-cv-03199-TLT
ChatGPT / GPT-3.5 and GPT-4 (OpenAI); Microsoft integrations
Filed 2023-06-28 · Class Action
Dismissed