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Jury rejects Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI, Sam Altman
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Jury rejects Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI, Sam Altman

The Hill · May 18, 2026, 5:59 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

Key takeaways

  • The advisory verdict took less than two hours of deliberation from the jury, which listened to three weeks of testimony, including from both Musk, Altman, OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman, and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.
  • The nine-person jury told the court Musk took too long to file the lawsuit, missing the deadline for the statute of limitations.
  • As expected, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers agreed with the jury, throwing out all of Musk s claims.

Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.

The advisory verdict took less than two hours of deliberation from the jury, which listened to three weeks of testimony, including from both Musk, Altman, OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman, and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.

The nine-person jury told the court Musk took too long to file the lawsuit, missing the deadline for the statute of limitations.

As expected, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers agreed with the jury, throwing out all of Musk s claims.

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