Judge Dismisses xAI’s Employee Poaching, Trade Secrets Claims Against OpenAI

( February 27, 2026, 1:19 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A California federal judge granted OpenAI Inc.’s motion to dismiss an amended complaint in which xAI accused competitor OpenAI of violating the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) and California’s unfair competition law (UCL), writing that xAI’s allegations relate to the conduct of eight former employees who left for OpenAI but not “any misconduct by OpenAI.”...