Personal and business legal affairs of Elon Musk

The personal and business legal affairs of Elon Musk encompass the legal cases involving businessman Elon Musk as the plaintiff, defendant, or concerning his companies.

OpenAI principles lawsuit
In March 2024, Musk sued OpenAI, claiming the company violated its principles. Musk withdrew his lawsuit in June.

Dogecoin lawsuit
In June 2022, Musk, SpaceX, and Tesla were sued for allegedly inflating the price of Dogecoin.

False flag lawsuit
In October 2023, a Jewish man sued Musk, accusing him of falsely claiming that he was a neo-Nazi.

Severance pay
Former Twitter executives sued Musk and X Corp. for US$128 million in unpaid severance in March 2024. In the filing, the plaintiffs alleged that Musk had acted in revenge against them personally.

Drug use
In May 2024, a Tesla shareholder added a complaint to an existing lawsuit by accusing Musk's alleged illicit drug use of jeopardizing Tesla's performance.

Musk's pay package
In January 2024, Musk's US$55 billion pay package was voided from Tesla following a lawsuit brought by a shareholder.

Autopilot litigation
Tesla Autopilot is the subject of six lawsuits in Florida, California, and Texas, alleging that the service failed to prevent crashes, including in fatal accidents.

Defamation
In May 2024, a federal judge dismissed X Corp.'s lawsuit against the Center for Countering Digital Hate, citing a California law against strategic lawsuits against public participation.

Other cases
Musk is funding Gina Carano's wrongful termination lawsuit against The Walt Disney Company.