Nov. 20 (UPI) -- A California federal judge has ordered a defamation lawsuit against Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to move on to a jury trial.
U.S. District Judge Stephen Wilson on Tuesday denied Musk's request to dismiss the charges -- ruling that British explorer and cave diver Verson Unsworth, who Musk criticized, is not a public figure. The decision means Unsworth's suit will have a lower burden of proof in court when the trial starts Dec. 3.