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Elon Musk drops fraud claims v. Sam Altman, OpenAI, leaving only breach of charitable trust, unjust enrichment. Trial of the Century starts on Monday, April 27
Read more: Elon Musk drops fraud claims v. Sam Altman, OpenAI, leaving only breach of charitable trust, unjust enrichment. Trial of the Century starts on Monday, April 27On Monday, April 27 the Trial of the Century in Elon Musk v. Sam Altman will begin with jury selection. On the eve of trial, Elon Musk has agreed to drop his fraud and constructive fraud claims, which he had suggested he would do in his proposed jury instructions. Musk says it would help streamline…
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Hendrix, Apple propose schedule for AI copyright lawsuit. Runs to 2028!
Read more: Hendrix, Apple propose schedule for AI copyright lawsuit. Runs to 2028!In Hendrix v. Apple, the Hendrix book authors and Apple have proposed the following case schedule, with parts in dispute: Wow. It will take us all the way to 2028!! DOWNLOAD THE PROPOSED CASE SCHEDULE
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Judge Gonzalez Rogers sets further case management conference in Hendrix v. Apple for May 11 via Zoom
Read more: Judge Gonzalez Rogers sets further case management conference in Hendrix v. Apple for May 11 via ZoomCLERK’S NOTICE SETTING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE. You are hereby notified that the Further Case Management Conference will be held by Zoom Webinar. Joint Case Management Statement is due by 5/4/2026. Further Case Management Conference set for 5/11/2026, at 02:00 PM in Oakland, – Videoconference Only. This proceeding will be held via a Zoom webinar.Webinar Access:…
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Musk v. Altman prepares for April 27 trial. Judge Gonzalez Rogers says it’s “unlikely that punitive damages will be available.” Also court will have an overflow room to watch the trial.
Read more: Musk v. Altman prepares for April 27 trial. Judge Gonzalez Rogers says it’s “unlikely that punitive damages will be available.” Also court will have an overflow room to watch the trial.Judge Yvonne Gonzalez-Rogers issued her Pretrial Order No. 1 in the much anticipated trial in Musk v. Altman. One of the most interesting revelations in the Order is that the judge said it is “unlikely that punitive damages will be available” in this case (a separate order will follow). But the Judge left open the…
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OpenAI files reply in support of motion to exclude Elon Musk’s damages expert from Opinions 3-6
Read more: OpenAI files reply in support of motion to exclude Elon Musk’s damages expert from Opinions 3-6OpenAI filed its reply in support of its motion to exclude Elon Musk’s damages expert’s opinions 3-6. Dr. Wazzan estimates OpenAI’s allegedly ill-gotten gains from defrauding Elon Musk in the range of $65.50 billion to $109.43 billion based on a percentage contribution of 50 to 75% to OpenAI’s success from Musk’s investment of money, time,…
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Judge Gonzalez-Rogers appoints book author Hendrix’s lawyers William Dreher of Keller Rohrback LLP and Rohit Nath of Susman Godfrey LLP as Interim Co-Lead Counsel in consolidated suits v. Apple
Read more: Judge Gonzalez-Rogers appoints book author Hendrix’s lawyers William Dreher of Keller Rohrback LLP and Rohit Nath of Susman Godfrey LLP as Interim Co-Lead Counsel in consolidated suits v. AppleWilliam Dreher of Keller Rohrback LLP, and Rohit Nath from Susman Godfrey LLP, who represent the book authors Hendrix in Hendrix v. Apple, were appointed Interim Co-Lead Counsel in the now consolidated case involving also Alexander v. Apple and Martinez-Conde v. Apple. After briefing and a hearing this week, Judge Gonzalez-Rogers picked Rohrback and Nath over the lawyers…
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Elon Musk opposes OpenAI’s attempt to exclude Musk’s damages expert Dr. Wazzan from opining on estimate of Musk’s contribution to OpenAI’s business. Wazzan estimates 50-75% Musk contribution, valued at up to $109.43 billion owed to Musk.
Read more: Elon Musk opposes OpenAI’s attempt to exclude Musk’s damages expert Dr. Wazzan from opining on estimate of Musk’s contribution to OpenAI’s business. Wazzan estimates 50-75% Musk contribution, valued at up to $109.43 billion owed to Musk.Elon Musk opposes OpenAI’s motion to exclude 3 opinions of Musk’s damages expert, the biggest of which Dr. Wazzan’s estimate that Musk contributed 50 to 75% of the value of OpenAI and therefore should recover up to $109.43 billion of disgorgement for OpenAI’s ill-gotten gains derived from allegedly defrauding Musk. Musk alleges that OpenAI fraudulently…
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Judge Gonzalez Rogers, who presides over Musk v. Altman, assigned Google v. SerpApi
Read more: Judge Gonzalez Rogers, who presides over Musk v. Altman, assigned Google v. SerpApiGoogle’s DMCA anti-circumvention scraping lawsuit against SerpApi has been assigned to Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers. She also presides over Musk v. Altman, and Hendrix/Martinez/Alexander v. Apple.
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Elon Musk deposition testimony: he “started to suspect that he was being swindled” by Sam Altman, Greg Brockman in 2017
Read more: Elon Musk deposition testimony: he “started to suspect that he was being swindled” by Sam Altman, Greg Brockman in 2017Elon Musk testified in his deposition in Musk v. Altman: he “started to suspect that he was being swindled” by Sam Altman and Greg Brockman in 2017, and the he “felt that he was being tricked.” Judge Gonzalez Rogers quoted this deposition testimony of Musk in his lawsuit against Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, and OpenAI.…
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Are diary entries of Greg Brockman for OpenAI Elon Musk’s best evidence in case v. OpenAI?
Read more: Are diary entries of Greg Brockman for OpenAI Elon Musk’s best evidence in case v. OpenAI?OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman kept notes — what Elon Musk calls a diary — of Brockman’s thoughts regarding Elon Musk and his funding of OpenAI. Although Brockman’s diary is under seal, parts of them were quoted by Judge Gonzalez Rogers in her denial of OpenAI’s motion for summary judgment. From the Judge’s denial of OpenAI’s…