U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois · 3:23-cv-00863-NJR · filed 2023-03-15 · United States · Unauthorized practice / consumer
dismissedDoNotPay, Inc.
Where it stands (2026-09-07): Complaint was dismissed for lack of Article III standing; a November 28, 2023 order clarified any dismissal would be without prejudice, and no Seventh Circuit appeal was found.
MillerKing, an Illinois law firm, sued DoNotPay over “robot lawyer” marketing and alleged unauthorized practice of law. The court dismissed for lack of standing and later corrected the dismissal posture; no free record of a Seventh Circuit appeal was found.
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Court amended dismissal order to clarify lack-of-standing dismissal would be without prejudice absent amendment. · document
Class complaint filed alleging DoNotPay’s robot-lawyer service constituted unauthorized practice and false advertising.
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