"A federal jury in Oakland, California unanimously dismissed all claims in Elon Musk's lawsuit against Sam Altman and the company he co-founded. The jury found that Musk's claims were filed outside the three-year statute of limitations as district court judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers immediately adopted the advisory jury's verdict. The lawsuit, first filed in 2024, centered on Musk's allegation that Altman had broken a foundational promise to keep OpenAI structured as a nonprofit dedicated to the public benefit."
"The court did not rule on whether that promise existed or was violated and the timing issue rendered the substantive claims legally moot before any evidence on the merits was weighed. Writing on X shortly after the verdict, Musk called the outcome a calendar technicality and confirmed he would take the matter to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. His legal team formally reserved the right to appeal in open court."
"Judge Gonzalez Rogers expressed open skepticism in response, indicating she was prepared to dismiss any such appeal given the weight of evidence behind the jury's finding. The verdict is just a single chapter within a broader conflict between Musk and OpenAI that has played out across courtrooms as well as social media because shortly after Musk filed his original suit, OpenAI counter-sued him, accusing Musk of waging a bad-faith legal campaign as a competitive weapon."
"Musk founded xAI in 2023, whose Grok model competes directly with OpenAI's ChatGPT, creating a clear financial incentive behind the litigation that OpenAI's lawyers leaned on throughout the t. OpenAI, valued at around $730 billion pre-funding, is targeting a public market debut by end of 2026."
A federal jury in Oakland, California unanimously dismissed Elon Musk’s claims against Sam Altman and OpenAI on May 18. The jury found the lawsuit was filed outside the three-year statute of limitations, and the judge immediately adopted the advisory verdict. The case, filed in 2024, alleged that Altman broke a foundational promise to keep OpenAI structured as a nonprofit serving the public benefit. The court did not decide whether the promise existed or was violated, because the timing issue made the substantive claims legally moot before any merits evidence was weighed. Musk called the result a calendar technicality and said he would appeal to the Ninth Circuit. OpenAI continued pursuing a public market debut by the end of 2026.
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