British Cave Expert Seeks $190 Million in Damages From Musk

(Bloomberg) — Elon Musk should pay $190 million in damages to a British cave expert who claims he was defamed the chief executive of Tesla Inc. in a tweet, the caver’s lawyer told a jury at the end of a trial in Los Angeles.Standing next to the defense table, where Musk was seated, L. Lin Wood told the jury “Elon Musk is a liar.”Wood asked the jury to award $5 million in actual damages, $35 million in assumed damages and $150 million in punitive damages.Musk called Vernon Unsworth a “pedo guy” in a tweet, responding to an interview the caver …read more

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