What happened
The complaint describes ChatGPT use from September 2024 through 11 April 2025, including technical discussion of hanging hours before his death. OpenAI has said Raine showed prior risk factors and that the product terms prohibit self-harm use. Journalism has examined the publicly described chats. Causation remains litigated. The death and chatbot use are documented; legal cause is not treated as established. Update (2026-09-18): Family of worker who died at SpaceXAI site files wrongful death lawsuit - FOX13 Memphis. Family of worker who died at SpaceXAI site files wrongful death lawsuit FOX13 Memphis Update (2026-09-18): Family of worker who died at SpaceXAI site files wrongful death lawsuit - FOX13 Memphis. Family of worker who died at SpaceXAI site files wrongful death lawsuit FOX13 Memphis Update (2026-09-20): Wrongful death lawsuit filed after employee dies from fall at SpaceXAI's Whitehaven facility - localmemphis.com. Wrongful death lawsuit filed after employee dies from fall at SpaceXAI's Whitehaven facility localmemphis.com Update (2026-09-23): OpenAI sued over alleged undisclosed human review of ChatGPT conversations - Top Class Actions. OpenAI sued over alleged undisclosed human review of ChatGPT conversations Top Class Actions Update (2026-09-23): Family of worker who died at SpaceXAI data center sues for $30M - wreg.com. Family of worker who died at SpaceXAI data center sues for $30M wreg.com