Legal powerhouse John Morgan wades into OpenAI battle over FSU shooting

By: Liv Caputo

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: July 15, 2026

Words: 771

Last Updated: 6 days, 10 hours ago


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One of the nation’s most powerful law firms is wading into the war against OpenAI, representing two students claiming ChatGPT’s negligence may have caused their wounds in a shooting rampage at Florida State University last spring.

John Morgan, a Democrat mega-donor and founder of the new “Common Ground” party in Florida, is the latest Florida legal figure to recognize that as the burgeoning artificial intelligence industry swells, so do its alleged shortcomings. Most recently, this …

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