Bowen Wan’s epilepsy death and contested ChatGPT medication guidance
The parents of a 31-year-old Seattle woman sued OpenAI in October 2026, alleging ChatGPT supplied an unsupervised tapering plan for her anti-seizure medication before her death. The allegations have not been adjudicated.
Sam Nelson Fatal Overdose and ChatGPT Medical-Advice Lawsuit
Samuel ‘Sam’ Nelson, 19, died of an accidental overdose in California on May 31, 2025. His parents’ May 2026 civil complaint alleges that ChatGPT, including GPT-4o, provided unsafe individualized substance-use advice. The lawsuit documents a specific claimed chain of harm but no court has ruled that ChatGPT caused his death.