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Civil Litigation,
Antitrust & Trade Reg.

Jun. 30, 2025

Musk's attorneys challenge OpenAI's defenses in antitrust lawsuit

Elon Musk's attorneys from Toberoff & Associates accuse OpenAI and Samuel Altman of improper defenses in a lawsuit challenging OpenAI's shift to a $157 billion for-profit entity, alleging breach of contract.

Musk's attorneys challenge OpenAI's defenses in antitrust lawsuit
Marc Toberoff of Toberoff & Associates

Elon Musk's attorneys accused OpenAI Inc. and CEO Samuel Altman of asserting "impermissible defenses" to an antitrust, breach of contract, and civil racketeering lawsuit challenging the company's transition from a non-profit to a $157 billion for-profit corporation.

In a motion filed Friday to strike all but one of OpenAI's 55 defenses, Musk's attorneys from Toberoff & Associates PC in Malibu argued that 37 of the defenses only serve to "encumber...

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