Musk Escalates OpenAI Fight to Federal Racketeering Claims

Musk withdrew a state-court breach of contract lawsuit against OpenAI in June, then filed a federal RICO complaint in August alleging organized racketeering by Altman, Brockman, and OpenAI's for-profit entities. The shift from contract disputes to criminal-framework allegations marks an unusually aggressive litigation strategy for technology sector founder conflicts and could set precedent for how such disputes are litigated.