Overview
- Five lawsuits filed Dec. 10 in Dallas County by dozens of Ukrainian civilians target Intel, AMD, Texas Instruments and distributor Mouser.
- Plaintiffs allege U.S.-made chips turned up in Kh-101 and Iskander missiles and in Iranian-made Shahed drones used in attacks from 2023 to 2025, including the strike on Kyiv’s Okhmatdyt children’s hospital.
- The complaints assert gross negligence, wrongful death, fraudulent concealment and conspiracy to evade export restrictions, with each suit seeking more than $1 million in damages.
- Mouser, a Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary, is accused of routing parts via shell companies linked to Russian proxies, echoing prior findings of diversion through Serbia, Hong Kong and Sri Lanka.
- Intel, AMD and Texas Instruments have said they comply with sanctions and oppose military use, and the filings—confirmed by plaintiffs’ counsel though not yet visible on the docket—were brought in Texas due to defendants’ presence and Ukraine’s wartime conditions.