U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman has ordered Elon Musk’s companies, X Corp. and SpaceXAI, to disclose the details of their resolution with Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) regarding a pending antitrust lawsuit. The order requires the companies to deliver any agreements or combinations of agreements with Apple for a private in-camera review by noon on Thursday, Sept. 17. Apple has also been given the same deadline to respond.
The directive follows an emergency motion from OpenAI, which remains a defendant in the case. On Monday, X and SpaceXAI informed the court that they had “resolved their claims” against Apple. However, the filing did not explain the reasoning behind the decision or specify whether the parties reached a settlement. OpenAI argued that it did not participate in the agreement and that its terms could affect its own defense.
The legal battle began in August 2025, when X and xAI sued Apple and OpenAI for billions of dollars. The lawsuit alleged that the partnership between Apple and OpenAI represented “two monopolists joining forces to ensure their continued dominance.” Musk had previously threatened antitrust action against Apple over alleged App Store favoritism toward ChatGPT.
The case was allowed to proceed in November 2025, with Judge Pittman stating that his decision did not address the merits of the claims. Apple had argued that choosing one partner first is not unlawful, while OpenAI described Musk’s litigation as a broader campaign against the company.
