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Musk v. Altman et al

  1. April 14, 2026

    OpenAI Says Musk Remedy Shift Leaves 'No Case Left To Try'

    OpenAI is pushing back after Elon Musk said he would seek to have Sam Altman removed as the artificial intelligence company's CEO in a case challenging its conversion to a for-profit entity, telling a California federal court that the last-minute change adds a host of issues just weeks before trial.

  2. April 07, 2026

    Musk Wants Altman Out, Not To Boost 'Himself Personally'

    Elon Musk said Tuesday he wants OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stripped of his title and "all equity and other personal financial benefits" to be awarded to OpenAI's nonprofit if Musk wins his case claiming OpenAI duped him, saying he isn't after "a remedy directed to benefiting himself personally."

  3. March 26, 2026

    Ketamine, WilmerHale Probe Off Limits In Musk-OpenAI Trial

    A California federal judge has placed evidentiary guardrails on an April jury trial over Elon Musk's claims OpenAI duped him, excluding evidence on Musk's ketamine use and WilmerHale's investigation into Sam Altman's dismissal, but allowing evidence on Musk's rival startup, his romance with an ex-OpenAI boardmember and his Burning Man trip.

  4. March 17, 2026

    OpenAI, Musk Can't Argue Over Wealth In $38M Fraud Trial

    A California federal judge laid out the ground rules for an upcoming April jury trial on Elon Musk's claims OpenAI duped him into donating $38 million, barring evidence regarding the "wealth or lack thereof of any party," unless the dispute reaches the punitive damages stage, which the judge called "unlikely."

  5. February 26, 2026

    Musk, OpenAI Spar Over AG OKs, Altman Firing, AI Safety

    Elon Musk, OpenAI and Microsoft traded blows Wednesday in a series of California federal court briefs fighting over what a jury will see when the parties go to trial in late April on Musk's challenge to OpenAI's transition from the nonprofit structure he'd backed with $38 million in donations.  

  6. February 05, 2026

    OpenAI Rips Bid For Exec's Personal Journal In IP Litigation

    OpenAI urged a New York federal judge Wednesday to reject a demand by authors and newspapers for the OpenAI president's "personal journal" in their copyright litigation, arguing the request is unwarranted and a "severe invasion of privacy," even if excerpts were recently revealed in OpenAI's separate litigation with Elon Musk.

  7. January 16, 2026

    OpenAI, Microsoft Must Face Musk Fraud Fight In April Trial

    A California federal judge denied OpenAI Inc.'s request for summary judgment on Elon Musk's claims OpenAI duped him into donating $38 million with false promises of remaining a nonprofit, while trimming some claims against Microsoft Corp. and sending the bifurcated dispute to an April jury trial.

  8. January 07, 2026

    OpenAI Can't Ax Musk's Fraud Claim Over For-Profit Plan

    A California federal judge indicated Wednesday that she'll deny OpenAI's bid to toss Elon Musk's claims that the artificial intelligence company duped the billionaire into donating $45 million with false promises of remaining a nonprofit, saying "there's plenty of evidence" to take the claim to a jury.

  9. November 03, 2025

    'Exercise More Restraint,' Judge Tells OpenAI Co-Founder

    A California federal judge had little patience for an OpenAI co-founder trying to limit his forced participation in Elon Musk's lawsuit challenging the ChatGPT maker's transition to a for-profit structure, admonishing the former executive for contesting a magistrate judge's order with motions filed while federal courts work unpaid.

  10. October 29, 2025

    OpenAI Co-Founder Dodges Musk Contempt Bid, For Now

    A California federal magistrate judge refused Wednesday to let Elon Musk tee up contempt proceedings against an OpenAI co-founder for limiting what he'd say in a court-ordered second deposition and imposing conditions on a key document in the California federal court lawsuit challenging the ChatGPT maker's transition to a for-profit structure.