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Oakland Jury Dismisses Musk's $150B AI Lawsuit in Two Hours

5/26/2026

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A nine-member jury in Oakland dismissed Elon Musk’s $150 billion lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman on statute-of-limitations grounds.
The jury reached its decision in under two hours of deliberation.
Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers dismissed the claims, prompting Musk’s lawyer to announce an appeal.
The ruling leaves OpenAI’s Microsoft partnership and for-profit status unchanged, removing a major legal overhang for AI investors.

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A nine-member jury in Oakland dismissed Elon Musk’s $150 billion lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman on statute-of-limitations grounds.
The jury reached its decision in under two hours of deliberation.
Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers dismissed the claims, prompting Musk’s lawyer to announce an appeal.
The ruling leaves OpenAI’s Microsoft partnership and for-profit status unchanged, removing a major legal overhang for AI investors.