Elon Musk seeks 134 billion dollars in damages from OpenAI and Microsoft in federal lawsuit
Elon Musk has filed a federal lawsuit seeking up to 134 billion dollars from OpenAI and Microsoft. The action claims wrongful gains from his early seed funding.
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On January 17, 2026, Elon Musk elon muskfiled a federal court document in the US 
USseeking up to $134 billion in damages from OpenAI and the Microsoft Corporation . The lawsuit alleges that both entities obtained wrongful gains derived from the early contributions Elon Muskmade during the startup's founding period between 2015 and 2018. According to the filing, OpenAI gained between $65.5 billion and $109.4 billion, while the Microsoft Corporationis alleged to have obtained between $13.3 billion and $25.1 billion from his involvement.
USseeking up to $134 billion in damages from OpenAI and the Microsoft Corporation . The lawsuit alleges that both entities obtained wrongful gains derived from the early contributions Elon Muskmade during the startup's founding period between 2015 and 2018. According to the filing, OpenAI gained between $65.5 billion and $109.4 billion, while the Microsoft Corporationis alleged to have obtained between $13.3 billion and $25.1 billion from his involvement.
