{"id":1434,"date":"2026-04-13T00:32:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T16:32:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/obagg.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/13\/openai-says-elon-musk-is-orchestrating-a-last-minute-legal-ambush-before-trial\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T00:32:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T16:32:48","slug":"openai-says-elon-musk-is-orchestrating-a-last-minute-legal-ambush-before-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/obagg.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/13\/openai-says-elon-musk-is-orchestrating-a-last-minute-legal-ambush-before-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"OpenAI says Elon Musk is orchestrating a last-minute &#8216;legal ambush&#8217; before trial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a data-i13n=\"elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:1;pos:1\" class=\"no-affiliate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/openai-says-elon-musks-lawsuit-allegations-are-incoherent-070056403.html\">feud<\/a> between Elon Musk and OpenAI is getting even more contentious as the two sides get ready for trial later this month. The latest development in the legal back-and-forth saw OpenAI accuse Elon Musk and his latest proposals as a &#8220;legal ambush,&#8221; as first reported by <a data-i13n=\"elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:2;pos:1\" class=\"no-affiliate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-04-11\/openai-accuses-musk-of-ambush-as-100-billion-plus-trial-looms\"><em>Bloomberg<\/em><\/a>. OpenAI filed its response on Friday, which detailed that Musk was &#8220;sandbagging the defendants and injecting chaos into the proceedings, while trying to recast his public narrative about his lawsuit.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The <a data-i13n=\"elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:3;pos:1\" class=\"no-affiliate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/elon-musk-drags-openai-into-federal-court-152709507.html\">lawsuit<\/a> dates back to 2024 when Elon Musk sued both OpenAI and Microsoft, accusing the AI giant of ditching its original mission of being a non-profit and instead converting into a for-profit business after receiving financial backing and forming a partnership with Microsoft. Prior to OpenAI&#8217;s latest filing, <a data-i13n=\"elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:4;pos:1\" class=\"no-affiliate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/ai\/elon-musk-wants-any-damages-from-his-openai-lawsuit-given-to-the-ai-companys-nonprofit-arm-223337225.html\">Musk amended<\/a> his original complaint to instead award any damages received to OpenAI&#8217;s nonprofit arm instead. Musk&#8217;s amendment, which was filed earlier this month, also sought to oust Altman from his role as OpenAI&#8217;s CEO and board member. In OpenAI&#8217;s Friday filing, the AI company claimed that Musk&#8217;s last-minute changes were &#8220;legally improper and factually unsupported.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a lot at stake with this lawsuit since Musk is reportedly seeking anywhere between $79 billion and $134 billion in &#8220;<a data-i13n=\"elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:5;pos:1\" class=\"no-affiliate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/big-tech\/elon-musk-is-looking-for-a-134-billion-payout-from-openai-and-microsoft-171824945.html\">wrongful gains<\/a>.&#8221; With both OpenAI and Microsoft denying any wrongdoing, according to <em>Bloomberg<\/em>, the trial is still set to kick off on April 27.<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Engadget at https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/ai\/openai-says-elon-musk-is-orchestrating-a-last-minute-legal-ambush-before-trial-163248345.html?src=rss<\/p><p>Please credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/obagg.com\">OBA Blog<\/a> &raquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/obagg.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/13\/openai-says-elon-musk-is-orchestrating-a-last-minute-legal-ambush-before-trial\/\">OpenAI says Elon Musk is orchestrating a last-minute &#8216;legal ambush&#8217; before trial<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The feud between Elon Musk and OpenAI is getting even more contentious as the two sides get ready for trial later this month. The latest development in the legal back-and-forth saw OpenAI accuse Elon Musk and his latest proposals as a &#8220;legal ambush,&#8221; as first reported by Bloomberg. OpenAI filed its response on Friday, which detailed that Musk was &#8220;sandbagging the defendants and injecting chaos into the proceedings, while trying to recast his public narrative about his lawsuit.&#8221; The lawsuit dates back to 2024 when Elon Musk sued both OpenAI and Microsoft, accusing the AI giant of ditching its original mission of being a non-profit and instead converting into a for-profit business after receiving financial backing and forming a partnership with Microsoft. 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