Attorney Lin Wood said the suggested sum includes $150 million in punitive damages. Unsworth had ridiculed Musk’s effort to help in the rescue by having engineers at his companies, including Space X and Boring Co., develop a mini-submarine to transport the boys. Despite working around the clock to build the sub, Musk arrived in Thailand late in the rescue effort and the craft was never used. AdvertisementThe biggest lie, Wood said, was when Musk accused Unsworth of being a pedophile. “It can never be deleted.“Unsworth testified that he had to sue Musk for defamation because if he didn’t, the allegation would seem true.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 06, 2019 22:07 UTC