Artificial Intelligence
Judge dismisses Ann Altman lawsuit against Sam Altman
A federal judge dismissed Ann Altman’s civil lawsuit against her brother Sam Altman after she did not attend an independent medical examination that the court had ordered.
- Ann Altman filed the lawsuit in federal court in St Louis, Missouri, in January 2025.
- She accused Sam Altman of repeated sexual abuse and rape from 1997 to 2006, and he denied the allegations.
- US district judge Zachary Bluestone dismissed the case after Ann Altman refused to attend an independent medical examination.
- Santos Perez, a lawyer who previously represented Ann Altman, said he was no longer authorised to comment but continued to believe in her.
A judge dismissed a lawsuit that Ann Altman had filed against her brother, Sam Altman, on Tuesday. The case had been brought in federal court in St Louis, Missouri.
Ann Altman said Sam Altman had sexually abused and raped her over a period beginning in 1997 and ending in 2006 at the family home in suburban Clayton, Missouri. She said the last alleged incidents happened when he was an adult; he is now 41.
US district judge Zachary Bluestone wrote that she had declined to take part in an independent medical examination despite being warned that the case could be dismissed if she did not appear.
Laura Politi, who represents Ann Altman, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Santos Perez, a lawyer who previously represented her but withdrew this month, said he was no longer authorised to comment and still believed in her.
Lawyers for Sam Altman also did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Sam Altman has denied the allegations, and the family has said Ann Altman has mental health difficulties and received financial support.
Named in this story
People
- Sam Altman
- the defendant and OpenAI chief executive
- Ann Altman
- the plaintiff who filed the lawsuit
- Zachary Bluestone
- the US district judge who dismissed the case
- Laura Politi
- a lawyer for Ann Altman
- Santos Perez
- a former lawyer for Ann Altman who commented on the case
Companies
- OpenAI
- the company Sam Altman leads
Places
- St Louis, Missouri
- the federal court venue where the case was filed
- Clayton, Missouri
- the family home location where the abuse was alleged
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