Posted Jun 16, 2026 at 12:18 AM UTCRExternal LinkRichard LawlerElon Musk loses against OpenAI in court, again.A month after a jury dismissed Elon’s claims in the Musk v. Altman case, US District Judge Rita Lin dismissed an xAI lawsuit accusing OpenAI of stealing trade secrets and poaching employees. This time, it was dismissed with prejudice, meaning it can’t be refiled, unlike when she dismissed the case in February.The judge wrote in her ruling that continuing the case “would be futile.”US judge dismisses Musk's xAI trade secret lawsuit against OpenAI[Reuters]Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Richard Lawler
Elon Musk loses against OpenAI in court, again.
A month after a jury dismissed Elon’s claims in the Musk v. Altman case, US District Judge Rita Lin dismissed an xAI lawsuit accusing OpenAI of stealing trade secrets and poaching employees. This time, it was dismissed with prejudice, meaning it can’t be refiled, unlike when she dismissed the case in February. The judge wrote in her ruling that continuing the case “would be futile.” [Link: US judge dismisses Musk's xAI trade secret lawsuit against OpenAI | https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/openai-wins-dismissal-trade-secret-lawsuit-by-musks-xai-2026-06-15/ | Reuters]
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