Musk-Altman Fight Over OpenAI Overhaul Set for March Trial (1)

A federal judge set a March trial in Elon Musk’s challenge to Sam Altman’s plans to overhaul OpenAI’s business structure, setting the stage for a high-stakes clash between the two billionaires.

US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland, California, put the trial on her calendar for March 16 during a hearing Friday after previously pledging to fast-track it rather than let it linger until 2027.

Gonzalez Rogers last month rejected Musk’s request to temporarily pause the ChatGPT maker’s transformation from a nonprofit to a more conventional, public benefit for-profit company. But she called for an expedited ...