Less than 1: AM Edition, July 22

This morning on Less than 1: a Los Angeles judge is set to hold a status conference in the Eaton fire litigation as parties prepare for January 2027 bellwether trials, and a federal judge grants final approval to Anthropic's $1.5 billion copyright settlement with authors, trimming the requested attorneys' fees by $86 million. Also: a Florida pastor sues OpenAI over allegedly dangerous ChatGPT medical advice, and a Lowell High School group sues SFUSD over its approval of a new ethnic studies curriculum.

Stories mentioned in this episode:

Anthropic settlement wins final approval; judge reduces lawyers' fee request by $86M
https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/PLACEHOLDER-anthropic-settlement

(The New York Times) ChatGPT led to a man's near-fatal health crisis, lawsuit claims
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/well/openai-chatgpt-health-lawsuit.html

(San Francisco Chronicle) Lowell High School group sues SFUSD over ethnic studies curriculum
https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/lowell-high-school-group-sues-sfusd-ethnic-studies-22348036.php