Judge dismisses Sam Altman’s sister’s sexual abuse lawsuit

<figure> <img alt="" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: The Verge" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/12/STK201_SAM_ALTMAN_CVIRGINIA_D.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">On Tuesday, US District Judge Zachary Bluestone dismissed the <a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69520118/altman-v-altman/?filed_after=&amp;filed_before=&amp;entry_gte=&amp;entry_lte=&amp;order_by=desc">lawsuit</a> Ann Altman <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/7/24338736/sam-altman-sexual-abuse-lawsuit-ann-sister">filed last year alleging that her brother, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, had sexually abused her</a> throughout her childhood. As reported earlier by <em><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/20/judge-dismisses-sam-altman-sister-lawsuit">The Guardian</a></em>, the judge wrote that over the last year, Ann had failed to appear for an independent medical examination or meet other deadlines, despite warnings that it would result in the case being dismissed.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">When the case was filed last year, a statement shared by Sam Altman, his mother, and his brothers said, "Annie has made deeply hurtful and entirely untrue claims about our family, and especially Sam… All of these clai …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1014976/sam-altman-ann-altman-lawsuit-dismissed">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>