Ukrainians Sue U.S. Chipmakers Over Sanctions Violations

Dozens of Ukrainian civilians filed five lawsuits this week in Texas state court, accusing major U.S. chipmakers Intel, Advanced Micro Devices, Texas Instruments, and distributor Mouser Electronics of negligence in allowing their components to reach Russian and Iranian weapons systems despite export sanctions. The suits, lodged in Dallas Circuit Court on behalf of survivors and families affected by attacks in Ukraine, claim the companies failed to prevent diversions through third-party resellers, contributing to civilian deaths and injuries from 2023 to 2025.

The plaintiffs, represented by attorney Mikal Watts and the law firm Baker Hostetler, allege that the firms demonstrated willful ignorance by not strengthening export controls or tracking shipments adequately. According to the filings, intermediaries could bypass restrictions with minimal verification, such as a simple checkbox confirming no delivery to sanctioned countries like Russia. "We know exactly what requires a license and what doesn't," Watts said at a news conference in Washington on Wednesday. "And companies know who they're selling to. But instead, they rely on a checkbox that says, 'I'm not shipping to Putin.'...