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OpenAI opposes Elon Musk’s “amended” notice of remedies as belated bait and switch weeks before trial
Read more: OpenAI opposes Elon Musk’s “amended” notice of remedies as belated bait and switch weeks before trialOn April 7, Elon Musk filed an “amended” notice of remedies. In it, he appears to change the remedies he is seeking at his upcoming trial. Originally, on Jan. 16, 2026, Musk described the monetary remedies as follows, with brief mention of potential injunctive relief: Nowhere did Musk say that such monetary recovery would go…
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Why is it open season on OpenAI?
Read more: Why is it open season on OpenAI?Yesterday, we announced the launch of our AI Copyright Case Tracker. We think it provides the public with a wealth of information and insights about the 130 copyright lawsuits against AI companies raging around the world. Fully 100 of the copyright lawsuits have been filed right here in the United States, where most of the…
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Musk v. Altman: The battle of the law professors. Parties spar over Peter Frumkin, Daniel Hemel, John Coates’ expert testimony, some in rebuttal to Musk’s expert David Schizer.
Read more: Musk v. Altman: The battle of the law professors. Parties spar over Peter Frumkin, Daniel Hemel, John Coates’ expert testimony, some in rebuttal to Musk’s expert David Schizer.The Trial of the Century is set to begin in Musk v. Altman on April 27, 2026. The parties have been filing their pre-trial papers that we will preview this month. First up is the interesting skirmish between Elon Musk and Sam Altman over Altman’s three experts who are prominent law professors in the area…
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Is OpenAI the Gorgon as Elon Musk’s Complaint v. Sam Altman alleges?
Read more: Is OpenAI the Gorgon as Elon Musk’s Complaint v. Sam Altman alleges?It’s not every day that the opening line of a lawsuit complaint includes a reference to the Gorgons, the Greek mythology monster of three sisters, Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa, with snakes on their heads. Leave it to Elon Musk to make the analogy between the Gorgons and OpenAI: Never before has a corporation gone from…
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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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Is Elon Musk hurting OpenAI in its copyright lawsuit defense? Potentially yes
Read more: Is Elon Musk hurting OpenAI in its copyright lawsuit defense? Potentially yesElon Musk’s tort lawsuit against Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, and OpenAI for alleged fraud (in soliciting his funds and help in starting a nonprofit only later to convert to a for-profit company in a bait-and-switch) may end up having collateral damage on OpenAI’s defense against the many copyright lawsuits in the MDL Litigation. Already OpenAI…
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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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Elon Musk ready for trial in suit v. Sam Altman, OpenAI. Says: “The discovery and testimony will blow your mind.”
Read more: Elon Musk ready for trial in suit v. Sam Altman, OpenAI. Says: “The discovery and testimony will blow your mind.”The betting odds now have Elon Musk winning his fraud lawsuit against Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, and OpenAI. Musk is very eager for trial, posting on X: “Can’t wait to start the trial. The discovery and testimony will blow your mind.” Musk v. Altman will be the Trial of the Century. Can’t wait to start…
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How OpenAI may face a Day of Reckoning in the tort lawsuit filed by Elon Musk. Copyright suits v. OpenAI take a backseat.
Read more: How OpenAI may face a Day of Reckoning in the tort lawsuit filed by Elon Musk. Copyright suits v. OpenAI take a backseat.The Trial of the Century will be on April 27, 2026, at 8 am sharp. In a federal courthouse in Oakland, jury selection in Elon Musk v. Sam Altman will start after a breakfast ordered by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers. Few legal experts expected this lawsuit would get this far, apparently out of skepticism of…
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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.…