Musk v. Altman Trial Begins with Jury Selection in Oakland
Musk seeks up to $150 billion and the removal of OpenAI leaders, while the judge will decide liability and remedies after the advisory jury phase.
- On Monday, April 27, 2026, a federal civil trial began in Oakland, California, with Elon Musk suing OpenAI CEO Sam Altman over the company's transformation from nonprofit to for-profit entity valued at $852 billion.
- Musk co-founded OpenAI in 2015 as a nonprofit lab dedicated to safe artificial intelligence for public benefit, but he claims the company's shift toward a for-profit model with Microsoft backing betrayed that founding promise.
- Legal claims allege fraud, breach of charitable trust, and unjust enrichment totaling more than $130 billion in damages. Testimony expected from Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, former OpenAI board members, and other executives about governance decisions.
- Nine jurors will render an advisory verdict on liability during a four-week trial, but U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers will make final decisions on remedies and any structural changes to OpenAI.
- The trial's outcome could jeopardize OpenAI's planned initial public offering later this year, while setting precedent for governance structures at artificial intelligence companies worldwide.
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