The judge expressed confidence that an impartial jury could be chosen.
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The deal to take Tesla private never materialized, and Musk ultimately lost his chairmanship of the company and was forced to pay a $40 million settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission.Musk had requested moving the trial from California to Texas, where he lives and Tesla is now headquartered, arguing he can face a less biased jury pool in that state.
But District Court Judge Edward Chen didn’t buy this argument, expressing confidence that an impartial jury could be chosen to oversee Musk’s trial. Chen also noted that Musk still has “a lot of fans” in the Bay Area, according to. Chen also dismissed the idea of moving the trial to Texas, noting that it has no connection to the state as it was filed while Tesla was still headquartered in California.
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