Elon Musk loses lawsuit against CEO Sam Altman and OpenAI, with the reason being that it was "too late to file the suit"

A California federal jury rejected Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman, ruling the claims were filed too late.

The jury found Musk’s allegations time-barred under the three-year statute of limitations and rejected liability claims against Altman, Greg Brockman, and Microsoft.

The decision is a setback for Musk’s challenge to OpenAI’s commercialization shift, but it does not settle the broader legal and ethical debate.

Musk said he plans to appeal to the Ninth Circuit.