US judge dismisses Sam Altman's sister's sexual abuse lawsuit

US judge dismisses Sam Altman's sister's sexual abuse lawsuit

Sam ‌Altman on Tuesday won the dismissal of a civil lawsuit filed by his ‌sister accusing the OpenAI co-founder and chief ‌executive of repeated sexual abuse more than two decades ago, an accusation he denies.

In ⁠dismissing ​Annie ⁠Altman's lawsuit, US District Judge Zachary Bluestone wrote ⁠that she had refused to appear ​for an independent medical examination despite warnings ⁠that failure to do so would result ⁠in ​the case's dismissal. Lawyers for Annie Altman did not immediately respond ⁠to a request for comment.

The Altman family ⁠has ⁠said Annie Altman has mental health challenges.

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