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

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

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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, U.S. 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. Laura Politi, a lawyer for Annie Altman, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Santos Perez, a lawyer who previously represented Annie Altman in the case but withdrew this month, said in a statement, "I am no longer authorized to comment on this case but I continue to believe in Annie." Lawyers for Sam Altman did not immediately…

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