Recent work
Selected matters and firm updates. Pending cases are described as alleged in court filings.
Product liability complaint filed against OpenAI in California coordinated proceedings
Through his separate role as Of Counsel to Normand PLLC, Chris is among co-counsel for the plaintiff in James Gates v. OpenAI, filed in October 2026 in San Francisco Superior Court and coordinated with the ChatGPT Product Liability Cases, JCCP No. 5431. The complaint alleges that a general-purpose AI chatbot was defectively designed, lacked adequate warnings, and gave a user dangerous information. These are allegations, and the defendant has not been found liable. This is a Normand PLLC matter, and Chris's appearance in California is by pro hac vice application.
Consumer class action challenges hotel resort fees
Through his separate role as Of Counsel to Normand PLLC, Chris is among co-counsel for a hotel guest in Dorsey v. IHG, a proposed consumer class action alleging that a hotel group charged mandatory resort fees for amenities that were not provided as described. The claims are allegations that have not been decided by any court. This is a Normand PLLC matter.
Descriptions of pending cases summarize the allegations made in court filings. They are not findings by any court. Normand PLLC is a separate law firm and is not part of Chris Hudon, PLLC. Results in past or pending matters do not guarantee a similar outcome in any other matter.