Elon Musk attends the closing arguments of his trial in a defamation case brought by British cave diver Vernon Unsworth as Judge Stephen Brown watches at rear, in a courtroom drawing during a defamation trial in Los Angeles, California, U.S., December 6, 2019. REUTERS/Mona Shafer Edwards
December 6, 2019
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A U.S. District Court jury in Los Angeles on Friday found in favor of Tesla Inc <TSLA.O> boss Elon Musk in the defamation lawsuit brought against him by a British cave explorer who Musk had branded a “pedo guy” on Twitter.
The verdict was delivered on the fourth day of the trial a short time after the case was handed to the jury of five women and three men. The plaintiff, Vernon Unsworth, was seeking $190 million damages against Musk, who during the trial estimated his net worth at $20 billion.
(Reporting by Nichola Groom in Los Angeles; Writing by Steve Gorman; editing by Grant McCool)
