Family sues Google over a schoolgirl's exchanges with Gemini
A US family accuses Google of letting their daughter, who was 13 when she began using it, access Gemini on a school-issued Chromebook and receive help preparing a suicide. The suit, filed in California on 2 November 2026, was removed to federal court on 4 November, according to Reuters.
The parents say school software alerted them after detecting a concerning document written by the teenager. They seek monetary damages and accuse Google of failing to warn about product risks.
Google says it is reviewing the allegations and points to protections developed with medical professionals to direct young people in crisis to support resources. The claims remain allegations: the sources reviewed report no ruling establishing Google's liability.