21.10.2026 15:20
A federal court in the US dismissed the lawsuit filed by Ann Altman, sister of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, alleging that her older brother sexually abused her between 1997 and 2006. Judge Zachary Bluestone ruled to dismiss the case because the plaintiff failed to attend the court-ordered medical examination three times and did not fulfill her obligations to submit evidence. Sam Altman had denied the allegations.
The lawsuit filed by the sister of Sam Altman, CEO of the artificial intelligence company OpenAI, against him was dismissed on procedural grounds. The court ruled to dismiss the case without assessing the merits of the allegations.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and his sister Ann Altman COURT: THE CASE WAS NOT EFFECTIVELY PURSUED According to BBC, Judge Zachary Bluestone of the Federal Court for the Eastern District of Missouri announced his decision regarding the lawsuit Ann Altman filed against her older brother. Bluestone ruled to dismiss the case, noting that Ann Altman had failed to attend the court-required medical examination three times and had not fulfilled her obligations to present evidence.
Stating that this led to the case being intentionally delayed, Bluestone said the plaintiff “failed to effectively pursue the case.”
SHE FILED A LAWSUIT IN JANUARY 2025 In the lawsuit she filed in January 2025, Ann Altman alleged that the sexual abuse, which she claimed began when she was 3 and Sam Altman was 12, continued between 1997 and 2006. Sam Altman denied the allegations against him.
FAMILY: THE ACCUSATIONS DO NOT REFLECT THE TRUTH In a joint statement made during the lawsuit, Sam Altman, his mother and his two brothers said they were concerned about Ann Altman because of her mental health problems and had been providing her with financial support for years. The family, claiming that Ann Altman’s allegations against Sam Altman had changed significantly over time, argued that the accusations did not reflect the truth.