Jury rejects Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI, Sam Altman
The advisory verdict took less than two hours of deliberation from the jury, which listened to three weeks of testimony, including from both Musk, Altman, OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman, and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. The nine-person jury told the court Musk took too long to file the lawsuit, missing the deadline for the three-year statute of limitations. As expected, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers agreed with the jury, throwing out all of Musk’s claims.
- ▪The advisory verdict took less than two hours of deliberation from the jury, which listened to three weeks of testimony, including from both Musk, Altman, OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman, and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.
- ▪The nine-person jury told the court Musk took too long to file the lawsuit, missing the deadline for the three-year statute of limitations.
- ▪As expected, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers agreed with the jury, throwing out all of Musk’s claims.
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- ▪ Jury dismisses all claims in Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman — NPR — Tech
- ▪ Musk loses lawsuit against OpenAI after jury finds he filed his claim too late — France 24 (EN)
- ▪ Jury dismisses Elon Musk lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman — CBS News — Top
- ▪ Musk loses case against Sam Altman over OpenAI mission — Washington Examiner
- ▪ Jury dismisses all claims in Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman — NPR — News
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Technology Jury rejects Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI, Sam Altman Comments: by Miranda Nazzaro - 05/18/26 1:59 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Miranda Nazzaro - 05/18/26 1:59 PM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING A California federal jury unanimously rejected Elon Musk’s claims against OpenAI and its co-founder Sam Altman, ending the latest chapter in a nearly decade-long feud between the two technology moguls over the artificial intelligence firm’s non-profit structure. The advisory verdict took less than two hours of deliberation from the jury, which listened to three weeks of testimony, including from both Musk, Altman, OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman, and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.
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