Feb. 4, 2026
Judge signals skepticism toward xAI trade secrets suit against OpenAI
At a dismissal hearing, Judge Rita F. Lin questioned whether xAI plausibly alleged OpenAI directed former employees to steal trade secrets, signaling doubts about keeping the lawsuit alive.
Lawyers for Elon Musk's xAI attempted to keep the company's trade secrets lawsuit against competitor OpenAI alive at a hearing Tuesday after U.S. District Judge Rita F. Lin issued a tentative ruling saying the plaintiff's claim likely wasn't plausible enough to survive the defendant's recent motion to dismiss.
Attorneys for xAI -- LeElle B. Slifer, Matthew R. McCullough and Carson Swope of Winston & Strawn LLP -- argued that they could show a loose pattern ...
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