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== Trial Developments == | == Trial Developments == | ||
=== Day 5 (May 1–2, 2026): Judge Rebukes Toberoff === | |||
No courtroom session was held on May 1, but the presiding judge sharply criticized Musk's lead attorney '''Marc Toberoff''' for eliciting "waste of time" trial testimony about Musk's $97.4 billion OpenAI acquisition bid. The judge admonished Toberoff that he "shouldn't throw young lawyers under the bus" when Toberoff initially failed to promptly acknowledge directing the contested line of questioning. Additional evidence exhibits — including 2015 OpenAI founding emails, Tesla Model 3 vehicle receipts, and correspondence with Gabe Newell and Hideo Kojima — were publicly released.<ref name="law360-judge3">[https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2344286 Law360, May 1, 2026]</ref><ref name="verge-ev3">[https://www.theverge.com/2026/5/1/922571/musk-v-altman-all-evidence-revealed The Verge, May 1, 2026]</ref> The bench trial is expected to resume May 2. | |||
''See:'' [[News-Musk-v-Altman-Trial-Day-5-2026|Trial Day 5 — Judge Rebukes Toberoff]] | |||
=== Day 1 & 2 (April 28–29, 2026) === | === Day 1 & 2 (April 28–29, 2026) === | ||
Opening arguments and Elon Musk's direct testimony. Musk testified that Sam Altman "looted" OpenAI by converting it from a nonprofit to a for-profit entity, and that the organization's original mission had been abandoned. OpenAI attorneys countered that the conversion was necessary to secure the capital needed to develop advanced AI. | Opening arguments and Elon Musk's direct testimony. Musk testified that Sam Altman "looted" OpenAI by converting it from a nonprofit to a for-profit entity, and that the organization's original mission had been abandoned. OpenAI attorneys countered that the conversion was necessary to secure the capital needed to develop advanced AI. | ||