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Judge dismisses Sam Altman’s sister’s sexual abuse lawsuit
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A U.S. District Judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Ann Altman against her brother, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, regarding allegations of childhood sexual abuse. The ruling follows the plaintiff's failure to comply with court-ordered independent medical examinations over the past year.
- 01Judge Zachary Bluestone dismissed the legal action in U.S. District Court on Tuesday
- 02Dismissal resulted from the plaintiff failing to appear for required independent medical examinations
- 03The lawsuit originally alleged childhood sexual abuse against the OpenAI chief executive
- 04Legal proceedings had been active for one year prior to this judicial dismissal
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On Tuesday, US District Judge Zachary Bluestone dismissed the lawsuit Ann Altman filed last year alleging that her brother, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, had sexually abused her throughout her childhood. As reported earlier by The Guardian, the judge wrote that over the past year, Ann had failed to appear for an independent medical examination or […]