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☆ Elon Musk's go-to lawyer is facing possible sanctions over his behavior in the Tesla CEO's deposition
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Alex Spiro faces potential sanctions over his behavior during Elon Musk's deposition. An opposing lawyer accused Spiro, Musk's go-to attorney, of acting "astonishingly unprofessional." At several points in the deposition, Spiro and Bankston traded barbs. "I've rarely met a lawyer with less decorum than you, if you could be called a lawyer," Musk said to Bankston. First of all, I know you're not a Texas attorney," Bankston said after Spiro told his client not to answer one of his questions in the deposition.

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☆ A deposition Elon Musk fought to keep confidential was released. Read the most interesting quotes.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Elon Musk's deposition from a lawsuit alleging he falsely boosted a conspiracy theory was released. In the deposition, Musk said he might have financially impaired X more than helping it. AdvertisementA deposition that Elon Musk's lawyer fought to keep from the public eye was released on Monday. AdvertisementMusk said during his deposition that he'd used the alternate account for testing, but it was no longer in use. "I briefly used this as a test account," Musk said.

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The lies and taunts, which Musk engaged with on social media, turned his life upside down, Brody said. Brody filed a defamation lawsuit last month against Musk, the owner of X, formerly known as Twitter. Online conspiracy theorists soon jumped into the fray. Somehow, someone on social media had found a photo of Brody online and decided he looked like one of the people involved in the clash. The suit alleges that in August after Musk was made aware through his lawyers about Brody’s case for defamation, Musk refused to delete his tweets.

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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A California man who says he was harassed after Elon Musk amplified posts on his social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, that falsely placed the man at a confrontation involving far-right protesters sued the billionaire for defamation in a lawsuit filed Monday. Brody is seeking a jury trial in Austin, Texas, and unspecified damages of at least $1 million. Political Cartoons View All 1193 ImagesThe posts by Musk were still on X as of Monday. It is not the first time Musk has been sued for defamation. In August, X sued a group of researchers over accusations that their work highlighting an increase in hate speech on the platform cost the company millions of dollars of advertising revenue.

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Briana Sanchez/Pool via REUTERS/File PhotoDALLAS, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on Tuesday failed in his bid to slash a nearly $50 million defamation verdict against him over his false claims that the 2012 Sandy Hook mass shooting was a hoax. The judge in that case tacked on an additional $473 million in punitive damages for Jones’ “cruel” conduct earlier this month. Evidence in both cases showed that bogus Sandy Hook claims turbocharged traffic to Infowars and drove sales of its products, including supplements and doomsday supplies. The Sandy Hook families have intervened in the case, alleging Jones is using the proceedings to shield his assets and avoid paying. Another defamation lawsuit against Jones brought by Sandy Hook parents is set to go to trial in Austin, Texas, in March.

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