Tesla's Elon Musk found not liable in trial over 2018 'funding secured' tweets


FILE PHOTO Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his security detail depart the companyrsquos local office in Washington U.S. January 27 2023.  REUTERSJonathan ErnstFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his security detail depart the company’s local office in Washington, U.S. January 27, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -A U.S. jury on Friday found Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk and his company were not liable for misleading investors when Musk tweeted in 2018 that he had "funding secured" to take the electric car company private.

Plaintiffs had claimed billions in damages and the decision also had been seen as important for Musk himself, who often takes to Twitter to air his views.

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