Judge Side-Eyes Musk's $134B Claim Against OpenAI, Lets It Proceed
A California judge questioned Musk's massive damages claim against OpenAI and Microsoft but won't block it from going to a jury.
Elon Musk's $134 billion lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft hit a speed bump — but didn't derail. A California judge raised serious questions about the eye-popping damages figure and scrutinized the expert witness backing it up.
Still, the court declined to throw out the testimony entirely. Musk gets to make his case to a jury at the April trial.
That's a mixed signal. The judge clearly isn't sold on the math behind $134 billion in damages. But refusing to exclude the expert witness means Musk's legal team lives to fight another day in front of jurors.
The stakes are enormous. A verdict in Musk's favor could fundamentally reshape OpenAI's trajectory and its partnership with Microsoft. For now, the trial moves forward with the billionaire's blockbuster claim intact — if bruised.