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Musk v. Altman: OpenAI Stays on Hook, Microsoft Partly Wins

Friday, May 29, 2026 · 6 min

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Musk v. Altman Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers denied OpenAI’s summary-judgment bid on Musk’s charitable-trust, fraud, and unjust-enrichment claims, while giving Microsoft only a partial win—keeping the governance fight alive for trial.

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Musk v. Altman Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers denied OpenAI’s summary-judgment bid on Musk’s charitable-trust, fraud, and unjust-enrichment claims, while giving Microsoft only a partial win—keeping the governance fight alive for trial.

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  1. [PDF] Case 4:24-cv-04722-YGR Document 390 Filed 01/15/26 Page 1 of 28

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 United States District Court Northern District of California UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA ELON MUSK, ET AL., Plaintiffs, v. SAMUEL ALTMAN, ET AL., Defendants. Case No.: 4:24-cv-4722-YGR ORDER DENYING OPENAI DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT; GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART…

  2. [PDF] United States D istrict C ourt Northern District of California Plaintiffs ... — Courthouse News Service

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 United States District Court Northern District of California UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA ELON MUSK, ET AL., Plaintiffs, v. OPENAI, INC., ET AL., Defendants. Case No.: 4:24-CV-4722-YGR ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR A PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION Re: Dkt. Nos. 46, 118. Plaintiffs Elon Musk, Shivon…