{"id":43226,"date":"2026-05-18T23:34:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T23:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/43226\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T23:34:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T23:34:51","slug":"elon-musk-loses-openai-case-lawyer-vows-appeal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/43226\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk Loses OpenAI Case\u2014Lawyer Vows Appeal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Topline<\/p>\n

A jury declared Elon Musk filed his lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman too late in a Monday afternoon verdict, finding the defendants not liable for any of the claims and ending a dramatic court showdown between two of the AI industry\u2019s leading billionaires\u2014at least for now, as a Musk lawyer says he plans to appeal.<\/p>\n

The jury ruled unanimously against Musk. (AP Photo\/Markus Schreiber)<\/p>\n

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reservedKey Facts<\/p>\n

Musk filed a lawsuit<\/a> against Altman and OpenAI in 2024, alleging Altman reneged on an initial promise to operate the AI company as a nonprofit for the public good, making claims of unjust enrichment and breach of charitable trust.<\/p>\n

Musk\u2019s claims, though, were subject to three-year statutes of limitations, and the jury ruled Monday after two hours of deliberation that he had missed the deadlines to file his lawsuit. <\/p>\n

District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers accepted the jury\u2019s ruling and tossed Musk\u2019s claims, saying<\/a> there is a \u201csubstantial amount of evidence to support the jury\u2019s finding.\u201d<\/p>\n

Marc Toberoff, a lawyer representing Musk, gave a one-word comment to reporters<\/a> in the courtroom following the verdict: \u201cAppeal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Toberoff invoked battles from the Revolutionary War during a press conference<\/a> while discussing Musk\u2019s intent to appeal, saying they \u201cwere major losses for Americans, but who won the war? And this one is not over.\u201d<\/p>\n

Musk, a co-founder of OpenAI who now runs competitor company xAI, and Altman both took the stand in the high-profile trial, which ran for three weeks.<\/p>\n

Musk sought stiff penalties, seeking $150 billion in damages and to remove Altman and Greg Brockman, an OpenAI co-founder who was also named as a defendant, from leadership roles. <\/p>\n

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