Mar. 16, 2026
Musk's motives fair game in upcoming OpenAI trial, judge says
A federal judge said OpenAI's lawyers can question Elon Musk about his financial incentive to sue the company when the high-profile fraud case goes to trial in April, while also setting limits on evidence ranging from Musk's political activity to alleged drug use.
Lawyers for OpenAI can ask Elon Musk about his potential financial incentive in suing OpenAI when the fraud case goes to trial in April.
"He's asking for billions of dollars so that he can then use those billions of dollars to compete with OpenAI," U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said in response to Musk's motion to prevent the defense from presenting evidence regarding Musk's xAI.
Gonzalez Rogers met with the parties in Oakland Friday to...
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