Judge ends Ann Altman’s abuse case over missed medical examinations
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A US district judge has dismissed Ann Altman’s abuse lawsuit against her brother, OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman, after she missed three court-ordered medical examinations. The judge said she had not meaningfully pursued the case and dismissed it with prejudice, ending the claims in court.
Filed in Missouri on 6 January 2025, the lawsuit alleged that Sam Altman sexually abused his sister between 1997 and 2006, starting when she was three and he was 12. He has denied the allegations; his family has called them untrue and said they have provided Ann with financial and other support.
- Judge dismisses Ann Altman’s lawsuit with prejudice.
- She missed three independent medical examinations.
- Sam Altman denies the abuse allegations.
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Ann Altman’s lawsuit was a civil case in Missouri against her brother, Sam Altman, the chief executive of OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT. She alleged that he sexually abused her between 1997 and 2006, when they were children and teenagers. He has denied the allegations, and his family has said they are untrue.
Civil lawsuits allow people to ask a court to resolve claims against someone; they are separate from criminal prosecutions. The case concerned allegations, not a criminal conviction. The judge’s decision ended this lawsuit, so the claims will no longer be heard in this case.
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Originally published by BBC Technology as “OpenAI CEO Sam Altman wins dismissal of sister’s lawsuit”.