"Musk's status as the world's richest man is not a free pass," a lawyer for the shareholders said in a statement.

Elon Musk was sued in late 2022 after completing his acquisition of Twitter, which he later renamed X.

A San Francisco jury concludes Musk’s claims in 2022 were damaging to a group of Twitter investors.

Mark Molumphy, a lawyer for the investors, said after the verdict he thinks the damages will amount to $2.6 billion.

"Musk's status as the world's richest man is not a free pass," a lawyer for the shareholders said in a statement.

Bevor Elon Musk im Jahr 2022 Twitter kaufte, mäkelte er an der Plattform herum. Die Aktie gab nach. Geschworene bewerten dies nun als Kursmanipulation, mit möglicherweise…

California jurors hand win to investors who sued billionaire saying he publicly disparaged social media platform in 2022