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Corporate Counsel

Amid Swirl of Investigations, Self-Driving Tech Firm TuSimple Names New GC

The company has been buffeted by investigations into the safety of its technology and into whether a CEO shared confidential information with a Chinese startup.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Tesla Has Hired a New General Counsel. How Long Will This One Last?

Brandon Ehrhart, who most recently was general counsel of Dish Network, is the electric car maker's sixth legal chief since late 2019.
3 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: Defense Verdict Secured By Quinn Emanuel in Multibillion Securities Trial Over Musk's Go-Private Tweets

Quinn's Alex Spiro, Andrew Rossman and Bill Price got a defense verdict finding Elon Musk and Tesla weren't liable for investor losses after Musk's 2018 tweet that he had "funding secured" to take Tesla private.
8 minute read

The Recorder

Jury Clears Elon Musk, Tesla of Securities Fraud in Trial Over 'Take Private' Tweets

The verdict marks a complete victory in the three-week trial for a team of attorneys from Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan led by New York partner Alexander Spiro.
2 minute read

The Recorder

'All of Corporate America Is Watching This Trial.' SF Jury Begins Deliberations Over Elon Musk's Tesla Tweets

Lawyers gave closing arguments on Friday at the end of a three-week trial over Musk's 2018 tweets about taking Tesla private. Defense attorney Alex Spiro told jurors the Tesla CEO wasn't some 'fire-breathing tweeting monster.'
4 minute read

Law.com

Patent Litigation Against Automakers Gives Standing to Non-Party Supplier, Judge Says

"The specific circumstances of this case—and, more importantly, of Westport's allegations against Bosch's customers—indicates that there is a 'substantial controversy' between Bosch and Westport, that is of 'sufficient immediacy and reality to warrant the issuance of a declaratory judgment.' ... Bosch has met the Article III requirements to bring this declaratory judgment action," Judge Rossie D. Alston Jr. said.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

GM Beats on Profit and Sales, Expects More Strength in 2023

GM is counting on continued demand for its highest profit margin SUVs and trucks and increased vehicle production levels as pandemic-era supply chain problems fade.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Five Key Things to Watch in Tesla's Earnings Report

Analysts expect adjusted earnings of $1.12 a share on revenue of $24 billion, according to estimates compiled by Bloomberg. There's been a decrease in analysts' consensus for both profit and revenue since Tesla disclosed delivery figures on Jan. 2.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Lucas Oil's New Legal Chief Blends Law and Motorsports

Former long-haul trucker Forrest Lucas and his wife, Charlotte, started the business in 1989 and have built it into a major player in automotive lubricants and motorsports.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Elon Musk Takes Aim at Class Action Law Firms in Tesla Securities Trial Testimony

"I do not believe they actually represent the shareholders," Musk said of plaintiffs counsel at Levi & Korsinsky.
3 minute read

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