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]

June 15 : A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit by Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI that accused rival Sam Altman's OpenAI of stealing its trade…

June 15 : A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit by Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI that accused rival Sam Altman's OpenAI of stealing trade secrets for…

A judge dismissed xAI’s lawsuit accusing OpenAI of stealing Grok trade secrets, delivering Musk his second courtroom setback in weeks.