OpenAI seeks to transfer negligence suit to Canada; US judge urges talks
By Mike Swift ( October 20, 2026, 22:06 GMT | Insight) -- A US judge in San Francisco urged settlement talks in British Columbia's highly unusual lawsuit accusing OpenAI of negligence in failing to alert Canadian police to the Tumbler Ridge shooter's alarming ChatGPT interactions — notice the province says would have prevented the deadliest school shooting in Canada in decades. OpenAI argues Canadian courts — not US ones, where British Columbia and other plaintiffs are seeking jury trials — should hear the claims. US District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley will hear OpenAI's forum challenge in December.The province of British Columbia's unprecedented lawsuit against OpenAI in a US court calls for a resolution negotiated through a settlement rather than through extended litigation, a US judge said Tuesday as the artificial intelligence company seeks to transfer the litigation back to Canada....
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