legalMonday, June 22, 2026
Anthropic is having a rough day in court. A new class action calls its subscription pricing misleading, while a separate settlement over ebook piracy underscores the cost of doing business. Meanwhile, a crypto lawsuit hits a snag, an AI CEO goes to prison, and a privacy win rings hollow.
Two stories today put Anthropic in the crosshairs, one over how it charges users and one over how it trained its models.
A D.C. user alleges Anthropic's Claude Max plans are deceptively marketed as offering 5x and 20x tokens, when actual limits are far lower. The class action could force the company to justify its pricing math.
The piece notes Anthropic settled with authors for $1.5 billion over ebook piracy, but a court ruled actual AI training was fair use. It's a reminder that even big settlements don't settle the law.
Beyond the AI giants, the legal system is catching up with smaller players who crossed lines.
David Fairfull got nine years for lying to investors and misusing funds at Metigy. A rare criminal conviction in the AI startup world.
Cheryl Horrell won her privacy case but can't collect. The company director claims poverty, leaving the ruling toothless.
The Satoshi lawsuit's claim that certain wallets are 'abandoned' unravels after $2.48 billion moves on-chain. The legal theory looks shaky.
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