Judge dismisses Sam Altman sex abuse lawsuit filed by his sister
US District Judge Zachary Bluestone dismissed Ann Altman's lawsuit against her brother, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, after she refused to attend a court-ordered independent medical examination despite warnings that skipping it would end the case. The suit, filed in January 2025, alleged childhood sexual abuse at the family's Missouri home between 1997 and 2006; Sam Altman has denied the allegations. The judge also approved Altman's request to withdraw a defamation counterclaim against his sister.