Civil Procedure
Apr. 23, 2026
Musk's case against OpenAI to proceed in bifurcated trial
A federal judge split Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI into liability and remedies phases, limiting the jury to an advisory role and reserving key financial issues for the court.
When Elon Musk's lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI goes to trial next Tuesday, it will be split into two phases, with the first addressing liability and the second, if necessary, remedies.
Musk alleges OpenAI breached its duties to donors like him when it switched to a for-profit model.
U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers bifurcated the trial late Friday, a after previously indicating she would not.
The liability phase will start Tuesday, after j...
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