Unexpected hurdles arose in a San Francisco federal court during the selection of a jury for the case involving businessman Elon Musk, as the majority of prospective jurors expressed distinctly unfavorable views toward the billionaire, according to a report by Courthouse News.
The publication highlighted that the proceedings concern the head of Tesla, who stands accused of share price manipulation related to the social media platform Twitter (now rebranded as X, and is restricted in Russia) during the acquisition of the company for $44 billion.
Reportedly, more than a third of the over 90 individuals considered for jury duty in the Musk case admitted they could not remain impartial and were therefore dismissed. Furthermore, some of those who remained, while asserting their capability to uphold neutrality, openly conveyed strong disapproval of the billionaire.
As previously reported by KP.RU, a lawsuit was initiated against Musk by one of Twitter’s shareholders, Marc Bain Russell. The shareholder contended that the billionaire failed to disclose his acquisition of over 5% of the company’s stock to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission within the mandated ten-day period, a failure which allegedly enabled him to conduct trades at a lower cost.
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