May 13, 2026
Managing Partner, Jim Bannister spoke with Jake Tapper on CNN’s The Lead about his role as part of the legal team representing the family of Tiru Chabba in a federal lawsuit filed against OpenAI and its ChatGPT platform in connection with the April 17, 2025, mass shooting at Florida State University.
Attorney Jim Bannister, who represents the family of an FSU shooting victim, joined @jaketapper and questioned ‘what is unreasonable about the idea that ChatGPT shouldn’t have some sort of guardrails or parameters that kick things out that seem to be dangerous or show an intent… pic.twitter.com/g7F7SFwfSr
— The Lead CNN (@TheLeadCNN) May 12, 2026
The lawsuit was filed on May 10, 2026, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida.
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◊ ChatGPT encouraged FSU shooter, victim’s family alleges in new lawsuit | CNN Business
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◊ Lawsuit against OpenAI details ChatGPT’s alleged role in FSU shooting: “They planned this shooting together” – CBS News
◊ Lawsuit blames ChatGPT maker OpenAI for helping plan a school shooting – The Washington Post
◊ Family of Florida mass shooting victim sues OpenAI in US court | Reuters
◊ Family of Florida university shooting victim sues over suspect’s ChatGPT use | Florida | The Guardian
