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Breaking: Elon Musk losses OpenAI lawsuit as jury sides with Sam Altman and Greg Brockman
May 18, 2026
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by Jai Hamid
for CryptoPolitan
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A nine-person jury in Oakland rejected Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI, Sam Altman, Greg Brockman and Microsoft after a three-week trial, ruling against him in under two hours on Monday. The verdict removes a major legal overhang for OpenAI and its Microsoft partnership, stabilizing AI governance and fundraising outlooks but is largely neutral for crypto markets, DeFi, token launches, CEX/DEX activity and blockchain adoption while underscoring cross-sector security and governance implications.
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Elon Musk lost his lawsuit against OpenAI, Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, and Microsoft (MSFT) on Monday after a nine-person jury rejected his claims in under two hours. The decision followed a three-week trial in Oakland, California, in which Elon sought to prove that OpenAI breached the purpose for which it was formed. U.S. District Judge...
