Ga. Courts Have General Jurisdiction Over OpenAI, Says Opposition to Motion to Dismiss
Georgia courts have general jurisdiction over OpenAI, and OpenAI “mistakenly argues that general jurisdiction only exists in the place of incorporation and the principal place of business,” said plaintiff Mark Walters’ response Friday (docket 1:23-cv-03122) in U.S. District Court for…
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Northern Georgia in opposition to OpenAI’s motion to dismiss. Walters also filed an amended complaint Friday against OpenAI, as he said he would do in a joint preliminary report Sept. 4 (see 2309060026). Walters alleges OpenAI’s ChatGPT service defamed him to journalist Fred Riehl, but OpenAI’s July 21 motion to dismiss said the lawsuit "fails to establish the basic elements of a defamation claim" (see 2307240031). OpenAI “has chosen to register to do business in Georgia as a foreign entity,” said Walters’ opposition. It also has a registered agent in Georgia and a registered agent address, it said. The Georgia Supreme Court “has ruled that an entity that registers to do business in Georgia is considered under Georgia law to be a resident of Georgia,” it said. OpenAI is thus “at home” in Georgia “for the purposes of general personal jurisdiction,” it said. Because OpenAI is subject to the general jurisdiction of courts in Georgia, the Northern District of George has personal jurisdiction over OpenAI, it said.