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Tesla's Musk to Rescue Volunteer He Called 'Pedo Guy' on Twitter: You Started It

In their answer to a defamation complaint filed on behalf of British caver Vernon Unsworth, Musk's lawyers argued that Unsworth verbally attacked Musk in the press prior to Musk's now-deleted Tweet.
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The Recorder

Musk to British Caver He Called 'Pedo Guy' on Twitter: You Started It

In their answer to a defamation complaint filed on behalf of British caver Vernon Unsworth, Musk's lawyers argued that Unsworth verbally attacked Musk in the press prior to Musk's now-deleted Tweet.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Janitor Injured in Tesla Plant Accident Reaches $13M Settlement on Eve of Trial

Teodora Tapia, a former janitor at Tesla's Fremont, California, assembly plant, was injured on the job in 2014. Tesla and the staffing company who employed her agreed to the settlement after a jury was seated for a trial set to begin this week in Alameda Superior Court.
3 minute read

Litigation Daily

Daily Dicta: Judge Blasts SEC as a 'Carrion Hawk' for Tardy Suit Against VW

" I am totally mystified as to why you waited three years," U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer said to a lawyer for the SEC in court on Friday.
6 minute read

Litigation Daily

Sheppard Mullin Strikes Again on Connected-Car Patents

Representing telematics supplier Continental Automotive, the firm has filed a Northern District of California suit accusing patent pool Avanci and other SEP holders of colluding to drive up the price of wireless connectivity for autos.
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The Recorder

Sheppard Strikes Again on Connected-Car Patents

Representing telematics supplier Continental Automotive, the firm has filed a Northern District of California suit accusing patent pool Avanci and other SEP holders of colluding to drive up the price of wireless connectivity for autos.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Elon Musk Adds Quinn Emanuel to Defense Team in British Caver's Defamation Suit

British cave explorer Vernon Unsworth sued Musk last year for referring to him as a “pedo guy” on Twitter in the wake of the rescue of a youth soccer team from a cave in Thailand. Musk recently added Quinn's Alex Spiro, who is known for representing high profile clients in sports and entertainment, to his defense team.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Uber Driver Totaled Car, But Lender Receives Insurance Payments Despite Policy Exclusion

A Massachusetts court has ruled that a secured lender's loss in a vehicle totaled in a crash in San Bruno, Calif., was covered under the vehicle's insurance policy even though the collision occurred while the vehicle was being used to transport Uber passengers, in violation of the policy's public conveyance exclusion.
5 minute read

Law.com

Critical Mass: MDL Litigation Funding Arrangements Placed Under Microscope. Plus: Did Jurors Sway Judge in RoundUp Trial?

With no federal statute or guideline, judges are taking the initiative to find out about third-party funding of mass-tort litigation
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Race Car Driver's Widow Retains Miami Attorney for Wrongful Death Suit Against Mexican Billionaire

Grossman Roth Yaffa Cohen co-founder Stuart Grossman is serving as legal counsel to Paola London, who is suing Carlos Peralta Quintero and his son over her husband's death.
4 minute read

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