Geoffrey Klimas, Attorney
- Address of record
- U.S. Department of Justice, (DOJ) Civil Division, Tax Litigation Branch, Appellate Section, Firm: 202-514-3361, PO Box 502, Ben Franklin Station, Washington, DC 20044
Contact details as filed with the court in the cases below.
Case history
Publicly tracked matters where this attorney is listed as counsel.
United States Statutory Class Action
This is a putative class action against the United States, as indicated by the presence of class counsel in the docket. The nature of suit is 'Other Statutory Actions,' suggesting a challenge to a federal statute or agency action, but the available caption and docket text do not specify the underlying allegations. These are allegations in a newly filed appellate matter, not proven facts and not a settlement.
- Filed
- May 28, 2025
- Represents
- United States of America
GitHub AI Code Copyright Class Action
A proposed class action against GitHub, Inc., Microsoft Corporation, and OpenAI entities, apparently concerning the use of code posted on GitHub to train AI code generators such as GitHub Copilot and OpenAI Codex, allegedly infringing the copyrights of developers who posted code. The Ninth Circuit docket indicates an opinion affirming the lower court's decision; the allegations are not proven and no settlement is indicated.
- Filed
- December 23, 2024
- Represents
- GITHUB, INC., a Delaware corporation, MICROSOFT CORPORATION, a Washington corporation
“Recovery” and “exposure” refer to total disclosed settlement funds in associated cases, not money personally won or lost by an attorney. Settlements generally resolve disputed allegations without a finding that either side won. Data comes from public court dockets and may be incomplete.