US judge dismisses Musk's fraud claims in OpenAI case, plans to proceed to trial

Published: 2026-04-24 19:35:37 ET MSFT

Published on 04/24/2026 at 07:35 pm EDT - Modified on 04/24/2026 at 07:39 pm EDT

April 24 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday dismissed Elon Musk's fraud claims in his lawsuit accusing OpenAI and co-founder Sam Altman of betraying OpenAI's original mission, but plans to proceed to trial on Musk's breach of charitable trust and unjust enrichment claims.

The ruling was issued by U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland, California.

Jury selection is scheduled to begin on Monday.

(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; Editing by Chris Reese)