Federal Judge Dismisses Ann Altman's Lawsuit Against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman With Prejudice

US District Judge Zachary Bluestone dismissed the lawsuit filed last year by Ann Altman against her brother, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, which alleged childhood sexual abuse. The judge granted Sam Altman's motion to dismiss the case with prejudice, meaning it cannot be refiled in that court, while denying his request to recover attorney fees and costs. As reported by The Guardian, Judge Bluestone wrote that over the past year, Ann Altman failed to appear for an independent medical examination or meet other court deadlines despite warnings that doing so would result in dismissal. Santos Perez, an attorney who represented Ann Altman before withdrawing this month, stated he is no longer authorized to comment on the case, while Sam Altman and his family previously denied the allegations in a joint statement when the suit was filed. "Annie has made deeply hurtful and entirely untrue claims about our family, and especially Sam… All of these claims are utterly untrue. This situation causes immense pain to our entire family." — Sam Altman, his mother, and his brothers