Musk dealt setback as Tesla critic’s smear trial nears
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Elon Musk failed to persuade a judge to let him sue a data journalist for publishing an email by the Tesla Inc.
Elon Musk failed to persuade a judge to let him sue a data journalist for publishing an email by the Tesla Inc. CEO making allegations against an outspoken critic of the company who then sued the billionaire for defamation.A state court judge in California tentatively ruled that allowing Musk to launch a countersuit would “not further the interest of justice” and likely delay — once again — a planned trial on Randeep Hothi's claim that he was harassed online after Musk smeared his reputation. The setback for Musk comes as he is defending himself at a San Francisco trial in a lawsuit by Tesla investors alleging he defrauded them when he tweeted in 2018 about taking the...