British caver Vernon Unsworth had sought $190m in damages from the Tesla billionaire
Tesla CEO Elon Musk leaves a US court in Los Angeles, the US, December 3 2019. Picture: AFP/APU GOMES
Shusterman said the verdict was straightforward because it was not clear if the tweet was actually about Unsworth, since Musk did not name him. The judge told the jurors that was one of the elements required to establish defamation, Shusterman said.It is another win for Musk, who has managed to get out of legal trouble relatively unscathed.
“I respect the jury’s decision,” Unsworth said after the verdict. “I’ll take it on the chin and move on.”His lawyers were less gracious, repeatedly referring to Musk as a “billionaire bully”. Spiro, a former prosecutor based in New York, lists rapper Jay-Z, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and several NBA players, including former Knick player Charles Oakley, as former clients.It was the first time Musk has been called as a witness at a trial, despite numerous legal spats, including one with the US Securities and Exchange Commission over a tweet the regulator said misled investors.
Musk responded on Twitter, calling Unsworth a “pedo guy” and adding: “Never saw this British expat guy who lives in Thailand at any point when we were in the caves.” Sus means suspect, or suspicious.
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