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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…
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The Trial of the Century: Elon Musk seeks disgorgement of $65.50B to $109.43B from OpenAI, $13.30B to $25.06B from Microsoft, plus punitive damages and injunctive relief. No amount (yet) specified v. Sam Altman and Greg Brockman personally. Unclear whether an injunction can stop OpenAI’s for-profit conversion.
Read more: The Trial of the Century: Elon Musk seeks disgorgement of $65.50B to $109.43B from OpenAI, $13.30B to $25.06B from Microsoft, plus punitive damages and injunctive relief. No amount (yet) specified v. Sam Altman and Greg Brockman personally. Unclear whether an injunction can stop OpenAI’s for-profit conversion.Elon Musk filed his notice of remedies sought from OpenAI and Microsoft in the upcoming April 2026 trial. Should he prevail in Elon Musk v. Sam Altman for alleged fraud in creating OpenAI in part with Musk’s money, Musk seeks an award of damages in the tens of billions. Based on Elon Musk’s economist expert…
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The Trial of the Century: Elon Musk v. Sam Altman starts Monday, April 27, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. with jury selection. And breakfast.
Read more: The Trial of the Century: Elon Musk v. Sam Altman starts Monday, April 27, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. with jury selection. And breakfast.After indicating at the hearing on January 8 that Elon Musk’s claims of fraud against Sam Altman in the founding of OpenAI must go to a jury due to sufficient factual issues, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers wasted no time in setting a trial date. The trial starts Monday, April 27, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. with…
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Hearing in 3 suits v. Apple for Lead Counsel appointment postponed until Jan. 27, 2026
Read more: Hearing in 3 suits v. Apple for Lead Counsel appointment postponed until Jan. 27, 2026Order by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers Granting 64 Stipulation to Continue Hearing on Motions for Leadership from December 30, 2025 to January 27, 2026: Reset Deadlines as to 60 MOTION to Appoint Lead Plaintiff and Lead Counsel, 57 MOTION to Appoint Lead Plaintiff and Lead Counsel, 59 MOTION to Appoint Lead Plaintiff and Lead Counsel.…
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Hendrix, Martinez-Conde, Alexander file stipulation to consolidate their suits v. Apple
Read more: Hendrix, Martinez-Conde, Alexander file stipulation to consolidate their suits v. AppleThe book authors Hendrix, Martinez-Conde, and Alexander are asking through their stipulation that Judge Gonzalez-Rogers consolidate the lawsuits. They should be.
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Judge Gonzalez Rogers receives referral to relate Alexander book author case to Hendrix book author case v. Apple
Read more: Judge Gonzalez Rogers receives referral to relate Alexander book author case to Hendrix book author case v. AppleAs we expected, Judge Gonzalez Rogers will get the chance to relate the Alexander book author case to the Hendrix book author case against Apple. Judge Lee referred the Alexander case to Judge Gonzalez Rogers. And the parties in the Hendrix case filed a motion to relate. Judge Gonzalez Rogers already deemed the Martinez-Conde book…