Microsoft Execs Sued Over Inflection AI Licensing Deal Approval
Three Microsoft Corp. investors have filed a shareholder derivative suit in Washington state court over claims that the company's leaders wrongfully approved a March 2024 licensing agreement with Inflection AI Inc.
The lawsuit, filed on September 23, 2026, alleges that Microsoft's executives breached their fiduciary duties by approving the deal without adequate due diligence and proper oversight.
The agreement granted Inflection AI access to certain Microsoft technologies in exchange for a significant licensing fee, but details of the financial terms are not specified in the lawsuit.