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A jury rejected Elon Musk's claims that OpenAI, under Sam Altman's leadership, betrayed its mission by becoming a for-profit business.
Elon Musk has live antitrust claims against OpenAI and Microsoft that were separated from the initial trial and have yet to be addressed.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled in a 3-2 decision that the National Labor Relations Board overstepped its authority by creating a new framework for policing union elections through an individual case decision.
The Sixth Circuit ruled that the NLRB's Cemex framework was an unlawful legislative rule that could not be adopted through adjudication and required notice-and-comment rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act.
Professor Anne Lofaso asserts that the Sixth Circuit's ruling against the NLRB contradicts established Supreme Court precedent, which has consistently allowed the board to choose between policymaking through rulemaking or adjudication.
Professor Anne Lofaso claims the Sixth Circuit's ruling would require the Supreme Court to overturn foundational administrative law cases including Chenery II, Wyman Gordon, and Bell Aerospace.
The jury's verdict in the Elon Musk vs. OpenAI case was decided on the procedural point that Musk waited too long to sue, based on the statute of limitations.
Elon Musk intends to appeal the jury's decision in his lawsuit against OpenAI.
Elon Musk's lawsuit was brought against OpenAI, Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, and Microsoft.
Elon Musk left OpenAI in 2018, formed his own AI company in 2023, and filed his lawsuit against OpenAI in 2024.
Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rodriguez immediately accepted the jury's advisory verdict and dismissed the charges in the Musk vs. OpenAI case.
The animosity between Elon Musk and the OpenAI leadership stems from a 2017 power struggle over who should control the company.