Jury quickly clears Elon Musk of wrongdoing in 2018 Tesla tweets
A jury on Friday decided Elon Musk didn’t deceive investors with his 2018 tweets about taking electric automaker Tesla private.
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A jury on Friday decided Elon Musk didn’t deceive investors with his 2018 tweets about taking electric automaker Tesla private.
The three-week trial pitting Tesla shareholders against CEO Elon Musk came to an abrupt end Friday, as the jury handed down a "not guilty" verdict about one hour after entering deliberations in the securities fraud case.
The verdict by the nine jurors was reached after less than two hours of deliberation following a three-week trial and represents a major vindication for Musk.
A jury on Friday decided Elon Musk didn't deceive investors with his 2018 tweets about electric automaker Tesla.
A jury decided Elon Musk didn’t deceive investors with tweets in 2018. The trial pitted Tesla investors in a class-action lawsuit against Musk.