Apple AI Copyright Case Has Firms Vying to Lead Class Counsel

Three groups of law firms are fighting for the top spot representing writers in a recently consolidated proposed class action against Apple Inc. alleging it used a database containing pirated books to train its AI models.

Counsel that brought each of three originally separate class actions against Apple filed responses Dec. 5 to each others’ motions to be appointed interim lead class counsel in the US District Court for the Northern District of California.

Susman Godfrey LLP, Keller Rohrback LLP, and Butterick Law PC filed the first of the three lawsuits consolidated against Apple representing authors Grady Hendrix and Jennifer ...