Overview
- The plaintiffs, X Corp and SpaceXAI, moved to dismiss their claims against Apple on September 14 after saying they had “resolved” those claims without publicly disclosing the terms.
- Judge Mark Pittman ordered the plaintiffs to deliver any Apple-related agreement to the court for private in camera review and then concluded the materials were not relevant to issues left in the case.
- OpenAI had filed an emergency motion to compel production of the settlement, arguing the terms could affect its defense, but the judge denied access to the confidential agreement.
- With Apple out of the suit, the litigation now proceeds solely against OpenAI and the court granted OpenAI extra time to prepare a motion for summary judgment.
- The ruling underscores courts’ strong policy of protecting settlement confidentiality unless documents are directly relevant, and it leaves open wider questions about how app-store visibility and platform rules shape competition among AI services.