Consumer protection case · Florida, US
Florida seeks temporary restrictions on OpenAI development and ChatGPT features and access
Florida v. OpenAI
Florida, through Attorney General James Uthmeier, seeks temporary restrictions in an existing lawsuit against OpenAI over model-development safeguards and allegedly misleading or unsafe ChatGPT features. The request was reported as pending on September 28, 2026, in Highlands County, which the retrieved motion’s caption supports despite conflicting reporting about venue. The article could not verify the current docket or establish whether any injunction or subsequent order had been issued.
- Pending
Updated
Parties and court
- Plaintiff
- Florida
- Defendant
- OpenAI
- Court
- Circuit Court of the 10th Judicial Circuit in Highlands County
- Jurisdiction
- Florida, US
What’s at stake
- Preventing development of new models without third-party-approved safety guardrails.
- Prohibiting false human attributes in ChatGPT’s presentation.
- Prohibiting OpenAI from offering ChatGPT to minors in Florida.
- Restricting collection or processing of personal information from children under 13 without compliance with parental-consent and other legal requirements.
- Restricting safety, reliability and accuracy representations and engagement-extending features, and requiring risk warnings.
Timeline
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier asked the court for temporary restrictions on OpenAI’s model development and ChatGPT’s design and availability in an existing lawsuit. The article does not establish that the requested restrictions were granted.
Our reporting
Florida Seeks Restrictions on OpenAI Development and ChatGPT’s Humanlike Features →The Signal · September 29, 2026