The federal judge overseeing an antitrust case by Elon Musk’s companies against Apple and OpenAI is demanding to see any settlement agreements that may have led X Corp and SpaceXAI to drop their claims against Apple, reports Politico.
Judge Mark Pittman, a conservative Trump appointee based in Fort Worth, Texas, ordered the Musk-owned businesses on Wednesday to produce for his review any agreements with Apple related to the decision to dismiss its claims against the company, the article adds.
Pittman’s ruling comes after OpenAI moved to compel X to disclose information about its resolution with Apple in the dispute over dominance of the potentially trillion-dollar artificial intelligence market.
On September 14, Musk’s X and SpaceXAI filed a motion to voluntarily dismiss (with prejudice) their claims against Apple in the antitrust lawsuit they brought against the company and OpenAI.
The motion to voluntarily dismiss the claims was filed without any explanation, and noted that X and SpaceXAI will continue to pursue antitrust claims against OpenAI. The court filing provided no specific details or reasons for dropping Apple from the suit.
Filed initially in August 2025, the idiotic lawsuit accused Apple and OpenAI of conspiring to lock up generative AI and smartphone markets. Plaintiffs claimed Apple rigged App Store rankings and integration features to unfairly privilege ChatGPT over xAI’s Grok. Apple maintained its integration was non-exclusive and rankings were unbiased, while OpenAI labeled the suit a campaign of “lawfare.”
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