Chronological coverage of every Litigation Logic post tagged Sam Altman.
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May 29, 2026Legal News
Jury Finds Musk Filed Too Late, Handing OpenAI a Courtroom Win
An Oakland jury found Musk’s suit against OpenAI untimely after three weeks of trial, but the presiding federal judge must still issue her own independent ruling.
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May 27, 2026Legal News
Jury to Weigh OpenAI’s Fate After Musk Trial Closing Arguments
A nine-member advisory jury began deliberating May 14 on the statute of limitations threshold in Musk v. OpenAI, with up to $150 billion in disgorgement at stake.
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May 27, 2026Legal News
Federal Jury Bars Musk’s OpenAI Claims on Limitations Grounds
A federal jury in Oakland found Musk’s claims against OpenAI and Sam Altman time-barred; Judge Gonzalez Rogers dismissed the case; Musk vows to appeal.
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May 25, 2026Legal News
Federal Court Dismisses Musk’s Lawsuit Against OpenAI as Time-Barred
A federal judge dismissed Elon Musk’s OpenAI lawsuit as time-barred after an advisory jury ruled he missed the filing deadline, clearing the path for OpenAI’s IPO.
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May 22, 2026Legal News
Federal Jury Bars Musk’s OpenAI Claims on Statute of Limitations
A federal jury ruled Elon Musk’s OpenAI lawsuit untimely, dismissing all claims without reaching the merits. Musk vows a Ninth Circuit appeal.
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May 22, 2026Legal News
Altman Tells Jury Musk Abandoned OpenAI, No Nonprofit Promise Made
Sam Altman testified that no promise was made to keep OpenAI a nonprofit and that Elon Musk abandoned the company by failing to meet funding commitments.
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May 22, 2026Legal News
Federal Jury Rejects Musk’s OpenAI Claims as Time-Barred; Appeal Vowed
A federal jury found Elon Musk’s OpenAI lawsuit time-barred after less than two hours. Judge Gonzalez Rogers dismissed all claims; Musk vows a Ninth Circuit appeal.
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May 21, 2026Legal News
Jury Rejects Musk’s OpenAI Claims on Statute-of-Limitations Grounds
A federal jury dismissed all of Elon Musk’s claims against OpenAI and Sam Altman as time-barred, leaving charitable trust and nonprofit conversion questions unresolved on appeal.
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May 19, 2026Verdict
Oakland Jury Defeats Musk’s OpenAI Claims on Limitations Grounds
An Oakland federal jury unanimously ruled that Elon Musk’s breach-of-charitable-trust claims against OpenAI, Sam Altman, and Microsoft were time-barred, and Judge Gonzalez Rogers dismissed the case.
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May 18, 2026Legal News
Jury Rejects Musk’s OpenAI Claims on Limitations Grounds
A federal jury found Elon Musk’s OpenAI lawsuit time-barred; Judge Gonzalez Rogers adopted the verdict and dismissed Microsoft, leaving OpenAI’s for-profit structure intact.
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May 17, 2026Legal News
Altman Testifies Musk Sought 90% of OpenAI, Left Nonprofit Behind
Sam Altman testified that Elon Musk demanded 90% of OpenAI and abandoned the nonprofit in 2018, directly countering Musk’s “stolen charity” lawsuit in Oakland federal court.
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May 16, 2026Legal News
Altman Takes the Stand in OpenAI Trial, Defends For-Profit Conversion
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testified May 12 in Oakland federal court, defending the company’s for-profit conversion and accusing Musk of seeking control of OpenAI.
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May 16, 2026Legal News
Microsoft CEO Nadella Takes the Stand in Musk v. Altman OpenAI Trial
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella spent three hours on the stand in the Musk v. Altman OpenAI trial, testifying about investment, governance, and the Altman ouster.
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May 16, 2026Legal News
Altman Takes the Stand, Denies Nonprofit Promise to Musk
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testified for four hours in the Musk trial, denying he promised to keep the company nonprofit and accusing Musk of trying to destroy it.
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May 15, 2026Legal News
Altman Testifies Musk Sought 90% Equity, Denies Nonprofit Promise
Sam Altman testified that Elon Musk sought 90% equity in OpenAI and was never promised a permanent nonprofit structure, directly countering Musk’s fraud claims at trial.
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May 15, 2026Legal News
Jury Set to Deliberate in Musk-Altman Trial Over OpenAI’s Corporate Shift
Jurors in Oakland begin deliberating after closing arguments in Musk v. Altman, a federal case that could reshape AI governance and nonprofit-to-for-profit conversion law.
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May 14, 2026Legal News
Altman Takes the Stand, Rejects Musk’s “Stolen Charity” Claim
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testified May 12 that Elon Musk sought 90% equity and abandoned the nonprofit, rebutting Musk’s “stolen charity” lawsuit in federal court.