Grammarly class action lawsuit overview:
- Who: Journalist Julia Angwin filed a class action lawsuit against Superhuman Platform Inc.
- Why: Angwin claims Superhuman misappropriated the names and identities of hundreds of journalists, authors, writers and editors to earn profits for its Grammarly platform.
- Where: The Grammarly class action was filed in New York federal court.
A new class action lawsuit accuses Grammarly of misappropriating the names and identities of hundreds of journalists, authors, writers and editors to earn profits for the company.
Plaintiff Julia Angwin argues in the class action lawsuit that Grammarly launched a tool called Expert Review in August 2025 that enabled users to receive feedback on their writing from well-known journalists, such as herself, and even famous authors like Stephen King.
Angwin claims Grammarly users were able to upload their writing and receive real-time comments on how to improve their prose from Angwin, King and other acclaimed writers for $12 a month.
“While Grammarly used this new feature to sell more subscriptions and Grammarly’s users got helpful feedback from acclaimed writers, there was one big problem: Grammarly did not ask the expert writers for the right to use their names or to offer feedback on their behalf,” the class action lawsuit says.
Grammarly failed to obtain consent of ‘experts’ before launching tool, class action says
Angwin argues Grammarly failed to obtain the consent of herself and hundreds of other “experts” before launching the Expert Review tool nationwide and selling subscriptions that included the feature.
“Grammarly is not only using these experts’ names, but is also using their publicly available work to craft writing advice that these experts did not give,” the Grammarly class action lawsuit says.
“Grammarly is analyzing Ms. Angwin’s work and, based on that work, is drawing conclusions about what advice she would give to Grammarly’s users.”
Angwin claims Superhuman is guilty of violating California’s common law right of publicity, California Civil Code, New York Civil Rights Law and unjust enrichment.
She demands a jury trial and requests declaratory and injunctive relief and an award of compensatory damages and restitution for herself and all class members.
Currently, a new artificial intelligence (AI) lawsuit investigation is underway to determine harm caused by AI misinformation and to hold companies accountable. If you relied on an artificial intelligence for advice or information and later sustained physical or emotional harm, you may qualify to join an AI lawsuit.
Do you use Grammarly’s Expert Review tool? Let us know in the comments.
The plaintiff is represented by Peter Romer-Friedman and David Berman of Peter Romer-Friedman Law PLLC.
The Grammarly class action lawsuit is Angwin v. Superhuman Platform Inc., Case No. 1:26-cv-02005, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
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