- Source: Personal and business legal affairs of Elon Musk
The personal and business legal affairs of Elon Musk encompass the legal cases involving businessman Elon Musk as the plaintiff, defendant, or concerning his companies.
On-going
= Defendant cases
=Custody Battle with Grimes
In July 2024, Musk faces a Texas-based custody battle with Grimes for their three children after Grimes' mother accused him for withhold passport of her grandchildren.
False flag lawsuit
In October 2023, a US Jewish citizen from California sued Musk, accusing him of falsely claiming that he was a neo-Nazi.
Severance pay
Former Twitter executives sued Musk and X Corp. for US$128 million in unpaid severance in March 2024. In the filing, the plaintiffs alleged that Musk had acted in revenge against them personally. A district judge dismissed Musk's bid to dismiss the case on November 1, 2024.
= Business cases
=Tesla
Drug use
In May 2024, a Tesla shareholder added a complaint to an existing lawsuit by accusing Musk's alleged illicit drug use of jeopardizing Tesla's performance.
Resolved
= Plaintiff cases
=OpenAI principles lawsuit
In March 2024, Musk sued OpenAI, claiming the company violated its principles. Musk withdrew his lawsuit in June.
= Defendant cases
=Defamation
In December 2019, a federal court jury dismissed a defamation lawsuit brought by a British cave explorer who Musk had branded a "Pedo guy" on Twitter.
= Business cases
=Defamation
In May 2024, a federal judge dismissed X Corp.'s lawsuit against the Center for Countering Digital Hate, citing a California law against strategic lawsuits against public participation.
Dogecoin lawsuit
In June 2022, Musk, SpaceX, and Tesla were sued for allegedly inflating the price of Dogecoin. A Manhattan judge dismissed the case in August 2024, calling Musk's statements "aspirational".
Severance pay
In July 2024, a US judge dismissed a case brought by former Twitter staff, who accused Musk of "unlawfully denying roughly $500m in severance payments owed to workers fired after his takeover of the company." At least one former employee was awarded unpaid severance in September in a closed-door arbitration.
Other cases
Musk is funding Gina Carano's wrongful termination lawsuit against The Walt Disney Company.
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