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

The dismissal turns on a short court record. I am checking paragraph lengths against the 80–160 word rule and a 145–160 character deck before the article is final.The draft is over the length cap. I am tightening each paragraph so the piece stays within 800–1,000 words and every section paragraph stays in the 80–160 word range.On Tuesday, US District Judge Zachary Bluestone dismissed the lawsuit Ann Altman filed last year against her brother, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, alleging that he had sexually abused her throughout her childhood. The Verge's report, by Richard Lawler, was published October 20, 2026, at 11:04 PM UTC. Bluestone granted Sam Altman's motion to dismiss with prejudice, so the lawsuit cannot be refiled in that court, and denied his request for attorney fees and costs.

This piece covers the dismissal, the missed independent medical examination and other deadlines, the warnings attached to them, the statement Sam Altman shared with his mother and his brothers at filing, and Santos Perez's comment. It is for readers following OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and the lawsuit his sister Ann filed last year. The Guardian reported earlier that over the past year Ann failed to appear for that examination or meet other deadlines, despite warnings of dismissal.

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Ann Altman's lawsuit against her brother is dismissed. She filed it last year, alleging that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman had sexually abused her throughout her childhood. On Tuesday, US District Judge Zachary Bluestone granted Sam Altman's motion to dismiss the case with prejudice, meaning the lawsuit cannot be refiled in that court. Bluestone also denied Sam's request for attorney fees and costs. Santos Perez, her lawyer, withdrew this month. Lawler published that account at 11:04 PM UTC on October 20, 2026.

Bluestone's stated reason is a year of missed obligations. He wrote that over the past year Ann failed to appear for an independent medical examination and failed to meet other deadlines, despite warnings that those failures would result in the case being dismissed. When the case was filed last year, 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 claims are utterly untrue. This situation causes immense pain to our entire family."

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Sam Altman moved to dismiss the lawsuit Ann Altman filed last year. US District Judge Zachary Bluestone granted the motion and dismissed the case with prejudice, so she cannot refile it in that court. The ruling was entered on Tuesday. The Guardian reported earlier what the judge wrote: over the past year Ann failed to appear for an independent medical examination or meet other deadlines, despite warnings that the case would be dismissed. The examination is identified as independent and medical.

Sam Altman also asked for attorney fees and costs, and Bluestone denied that request. Santos Perez had represented Ann until withdrawing this month. He told The Guardian, "I am no longer authorized to comment on this case but I continue to believe in Annie." The outcome reported on Tuesday runs through a missed independent medical examination, other missed deadlines, warnings of dismissal, a granted motion, a bar on refiling in that court, and the denial of attorney fees and costs.

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Tuesday is the day given for the dismissal, and Richard Lawler published the account on October 20, 2026, at 11:04 PM UTC. Ann Altman sued her brother, identified as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. She alleged sexual abuse throughout her childhood. She filed last year, when Sam, his mother, and his brothers also issued their statement. Bluestone's period is the past year: she did not appear for an independent medical examination, she missed other deadlines, and warnings said the case would be dismissed. Perez withdrew this month.

At filing, Sam Altman, his mother, and his brothers said Annie's claims were deeply hurtful and entirely untrue, especially about Sam, that all of the claims were utterly untrue, and that the situation causes immense pain to the entire family. Perez, who withdrew this month, said he is no longer authorized to comment and that he continues to believe in Annie. Bluestone's ground is the missed examination, the other deadlines, and the warnings. He dismissed the suit with prejudice and denied attorney fees and costs.

Judge dismisses Sam Altman’s sister’s sexual: who is affected

Ann Altman, called Annie in the family statement and by Perez, is the plaintiff. Last year she sued her brother, alleging sexual abuse throughout her childhood. Judge Zachary Bluestone wrote that over the past year she failed to appear for an independent medical examination or meet other deadlines, after warnings that the case would be dismissed. On Tuesday the lawsuit was dismissed with prejudice, so she cannot refile it in that court. Perez represented her until he withdrew this month.

Sam Altman is the brother she sued and the OpenAI CEO named in the report. His motion to dismiss was granted, and his request for attorney fees and costs was denied. His mother and his brothers shared the statement at filing that Annie's claims, especially about Sam, were deeply hurtful and entirely untrue, that all of the claims were utterly untrue, and that the situation causes immense pain to the entire family. Richard Lawler, a senior editor following news across tech, culture, policy, and entertainment, joined The Verge in 2021 after several years covering news at Engadget.

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Ann Altman cannot refile this lawsuit in that court. That is the effect of the with-prejudice dismissal US District Judge Zachary Bluestone entered on Sam Altman's motion on Tuesday. The judge tied it to the past year of the case she filed last year: she failed to appear for an independent medical examination, failed to meet other deadlines, and had warnings that those failures would result in dismissal. The dismissed lawsuit alleges that her brother, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, sexually abused her throughout her childhood.

Santos Perez told The Guardian, "I am no longer authorized to comment on this case but I continue to believe in Annie." He represented Ann until withdrawing this month. When she filed last year, Sam Altman, his mother, and his brothers said the claims were deeply hurtful and entirely untrue, especially about Sam, that all of them are utterly untrue, and that the situation causes immense pain to the entire family. Bluestone denied the request for attorney fees and costs.