John Coates noted that he’s worked for a lot of law firms as an expert witness, including Quinn Emanuel, Musk’s primary firm — and not the one trying the case today. He is excused. The judge is now huddling in sidebar with the primary lawyers for the case, and an animated discussion is taking place.

Elon Musk is accusing OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and President Greg Brockman of trying to 'steal a charity.'

The OpenAI chief rejects claims he deceived Elon Musk as high-stakes AI trial nears its end