Five new lawsuits filed in Dallas County are taking direct aim at some of the biggest names in American tech, accusing them of letting their chip technology wind up in Russian missiles and Iranian drones that slammed into Ukrainian civilians.
The cases, filed Wednesday and led by Austin attorney Mikal Watts, seek more than $1 million in damages each and name Texas Instruments, Advanced Micro Devices, Intel and distributor Mouser Electronics as defendants. Plaintiffs include victims of the July 8, 2024 strike on a children’s hospital in Kyiv, along with families who say they lost loved ones in other attacks.
What the complaints say
According to the San Antonio Express-News, five separate complaints were lodged in Dallas County Court at Law by a legal team led by Watts and San Antonio attorney James “Jamie” Shaw on behalf of roughly 20 plaintiffs. The suits accuse the companies of gross negligence, wrongful death, fraudulent concealment and conspiring to evade or violate export restrictions, alleging that intermediaries in the supply chain allowed U.S. semiconductor components to be diverted to Russia and Iran.
Each complaint asks Texas courts not only for money damages but also for court-ordered measures to prevent future diversion of components into weapons systems, according to the filing.
Who was harmed
The Texas Lawbook reports that the suits include detailed narratives from survivors and medical staff. One lead case, Liudmyla Dmytrivina v. Texas Instruments, focuses on the July 8, 2024 attack on a Kyiv children’s hospital…