Jury says Elon Musk was too late in case against Sam Altman
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 verdict is a major blow to Musk, who ratcheted up the dispute in 2024 by suing over OpenAI’s alleged shift away from its founding mission.
- ▪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 verdict is a major blow to Musk, who ratcheted up the dispute in 2024 by suing over OpenAI’s alleged shift away from its founding mission.
3 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 3 hours. Coverage spans 2 points on the political spectrum — 1 lean left, 1 centre.
- ▪ Jury says Elon Musk 'waited too long' to sue against OpenAI - KVUE — Google News
- ▪ Elon Musk Waited Too Long to Sue OpenAI and Sam Altman, Jury Rules — Rolling Stone
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Technology Newsletter Jury says Elon Musk was too late in case against Sam Altman Comments: by Miranda Nazzaro and Julia Shapero - 05/18/26 5:53 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Miranda Nazzaro and Julia Shapero - 05/18/26 5:53 PM ET Comments: Link copied *{box-sizing:border-box}body{margin:0;padding:0}a[x-apple-data-detectors]{color:inherit!important;text-decoration:inherit!important}#MessageViewBody a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}p{line-height:inherit}.desktop_hide,.desktop_hide table{mso-hide:all;display:none;max-height:0;overflow:hidden}.image_block img+div{display:none}sub,sup{font-size:75%;line-height:0}#converted-body .list_block ol,#converted-body .list_block ul,.body [class~=x_list_block] ol,.body [class~=x_list_block] ul,u+.body .list_block ol,u+.body .list_block…
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