{"id":2604070,"date":"2026-05-18T15:16:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T19:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-jury-sides-against-musk-in-openai-lawsuit\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T15:16:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T19:16:53","slug":"breaking-jury-sides-against-musk-in-openai-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-jury-sides-against-musk-in-openai-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: Jury Sides Against Musk in OpenAI Lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbreaking-jury-sides-against-musk-in-openai-lawsuit%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2604070&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-doctor-who-conned-women-into-hysterectomies-sterilizations-for-insurance-money-gets-60-years-in-prison\/\" title=\"Virginia Doctor Who Conned Women Into Hysterectomies, Sterilizations For Insurance Money Gets 60 Years In Prison\">federal jury<\/a> in Oakland, California rejected elon Musk\u2019s claims in his lawsuit against OpenAI. Musk argued that OpenAI\u2019s leadership \u201cstole a charity\u201d by converting the association into a for<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-musks-lawsuit-against-altman-could-change-about-the-ai-industry\/\" title=\"What ...&#039;s ... against Altman could change about the AI industry\">-profit structure<\/a> and, through the case, sought removal of Sam Altman as CEO and Greg Brockman from leadership, along with damages. The jury, however, found that Musk brought all of the claims after the statute of limitations had expired, so the lawsuit failed on timing.<\/p>\n<p>The article also notes that Musk left OpenAI in 2018 and attributes his complaints to alleged violations of OpenAI\u2019s original nonprofit mission. It mentions conflicting courtroom arguments-Musk\u2019s lawyer attacking Altman as dishonest, and OpenAI\u2019s lawyer disputing Musk\u2019s case-and adds that the business outcomes Musk references include ongoing plans related to his other ventures, alongside OpenAI\u2019s separate attempts to pursue a public listing.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A federal jury in Oakland, California, went against Elon Musk Monday in a case he brought against OpenAI, alleging the company\u2019s leadership \u201cstole a charity\u201d when they converted it into a for-profit entity.<\/p>\n<p>Through his lawsuit, Musk, who co-founded OpenAI in 2015, sought the removal of Sam Altman as CEO and company president Greg Brockman from their leadership roles, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/tech\/ai\/jury-sides-with-openai-sam-altman-in-case-brought-by-elon-musk-933240ff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Wall Street Journal.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-brings-secret-weapons-high-stakes-china-visit-elon-musk-powerful-execs-pack-air-force-one\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Musk<\/a> also wanted an \u201cunwinding of the company\u2019s recent conversion to a more <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >traditional governance structure<\/a> and damages worth more than $180 billion to be paid into an OpenAI foundation,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/islamist-kadyrov-ready-to-unleash-thousands-of-chechen-fighters-on-ukraine-for-putin\/\" title=\"Islamist Kadyrov Ready to Unleash Thousands of Chechen Fighters on Ukraine for Putin\">news outlet added<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The jury found all of Musk\u2019s claims fell outside the statute of limitations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/technology\/musk-altman-openai-lawsuit-trial-verdict\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox Business<\/a> reported that Musk left OpenAI in 2018 when he was unable to persuade the company\u2019s leadership to merge with Tesla. OpenAI is the company behind ChatGPT.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn his lawsuit, Musk accused OpenAI of violating its founding mission as a nonprofit to develop AI for the benefit of humanity when the startup created a for-profit entity in 2019,\u201d Fox Business said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A jury rejected Elon Musk\u2019s claims that OpenAI under Sam Altman\u2019s leadership betrayed its mission to benefit the public by morphing into a for<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ig-equity-official-used-gov-job-to-boost-her-entirely-duplicative-for-profit-firm\/\" title=\"IG: \u2018Equity\u2019 Official Used Gov Job To Boost Her \u2018Entirely Duplicative\u2019 For-Profit Firm\">-profit business<\/a>, finding that he waited too long to bring his claims against the company <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LuLUljsOPa\">pic.twitter.com\/LuLUljsOPa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 PiQ (@PiQSuite) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PiQSuite\/status\/2056431274030456955?\">May 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>During closing arguments Thursday, Musk\u2019s lawyer, Steven Molo, said of OpenAI\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/congress-moves-protect-children-dangers-ai-chatbots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Altman<\/a>, \u201cFive witnesses in this trial called him a liar under oath,\u201d according to the Wall Street Journal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo succeed in AI, it turns out, all Mr. Musk can do is come to court,\u201d OpenAI attorney William Savitt countered.<\/p>\n<p>The Journal reported that Musk is \u201cracing to hold a public offering for SpaceX, his rocket company, which merged with his struggling AI startup.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Musk\u2019s xAI is the company behind Grok, which is featured on the X social media platform.<\/p>\n<p>The Journal said, \u201cOpenAI is also seeking a public listing and is trying to regain momentum as rival Anthropic has emerged as a presumptive front-runner.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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