Update, May 19, 2026:
Musk announced on X that he will appeal, calling the verdict a "calendar technicality." His argument: the core question of whether OpenAI's commercial arm unlawfully enriched itself through the nonprofit was never actually decided on its merits. The jury rejected all of Musk's claims on statute of limitations grounds alone. The verdict form shows the jury only answered questions about the statute of limitations and never got to the actual allegations.
The jury rejected Musk's claims based on the statute of limitations. | Image: Court document
"There is no question to anyone following the case in detail that Altman & Brockman did in fact enrich themselves by stealing a charity. The only question is WHEN they did it!" Musk wrote.
Musk announced he will file an appeal with the Ninth Circuit. | via X
