Elon Musk was depicted in a San Francisco courtroom Wednesday as either a reckless liar who callously jeopardized the savings of 'regular people' or a well-intentioned visionary.
SAN FRANCISCO — Elon Musk was depicted Wednesday as either a reckless liar who callously jeopardized the savings of"regular people" or a well-intentioned visionary as attorneys delievered opening statements at a trial focused on a Tesla buyout that never happened.
Nicholas Porritt, a lawyer representing Glen Littleton and other Tesla shareholders in the class-action case, promptly vilified Musk as he addressed jurors. "Mr. Musk tries to do things that have never been done before. Everyone knows that," Spiro told the jury. Musk's tweets attracted the attention of securities regulators, who concluded that they were improper and that he was lying. In a settlement, they forced him to pay $40 million and required him to step down as Tesla chairman. U.S. District Judge Edward Chen, who is presiding over the trial, ruled that the shareholders lawyers can't mention that settlement in the case.
Chen and lawyers for both the shareholders and Musk ended up grilling seven of those jurors, who variously described Musk as"arrogant,""narcissistic,""unpredictable,""a little off his rocker,""a mercenary" and"a genius."
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