South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Jun 2, 2026

SEC, Elon Musk defend ‘compromise’ settlement over Twitter purchases

Elon Musk and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission defended their settlement over his purchase of Twitter shares, saying it reflected compromises and was not tainted by collusion, after the […]

May 21, 2026

Elon Musk’s X loses Australia child protection compliance lawsuit

An Australian court upheld a regulator‘s fine against Elon Musk‘s social media company X Corp after it admitted violating the law by failing to supply information about its […]

Apr 27, 2026

Elon Musk’s trial against Sam Altman to reveal ongoing power struggle for OpenAI

The bitter legal fight between Elon Musk and the leading artificial intelligence firm, OpenAI, led by Sam Altman, may come down to a few pages in one executive’s personal diary. “This is the […]

Mar 17, 2026

Teens allege Musk’s Grok chatbot made sexual images of them as minors

When a mother from eastern Tennessee asked local police how someone had created naked photos of her teenage daughter, she recalls being told it was a company she had never heard […]

Feb 25, 2026

Federal judge dismisses xAI trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI in California

A federal judge in California on Feb. 24 dismissed a lawsuit from Elon Musk‘s artificial intelligence startup xAI that accused rival Sam Altman’s OpenAI of stealing its trade secrets. U.S. […]

Oct 6, 2025

Tesla sued over crash deaths tied to stuck doors

Parents of two students killed in a Tesla crash sue over stuck doors, alleging design flaws trapped victims; NHTSA investigates similar complaints.

Jul 23, 2025

Tesla faces lawsuits over fatal crashes, Musk’s claims

MIAMI — Elon Musk fought court cases on opposite coasts Monday, raising a question about the billionaire that could either speed his plan to put self-driving Teslas on U.S. roads […]

Apr 1, 2025

The accountability complex: Why Musk’s email gets it wrong

By Jaime Raul Zepeda In late February, a directive from Elon Musk ricocheted through corporate America: “Email me the five things you did this week by Friday EOD.” The memo, […]

Jan 15, 2025

Immigration bar warily girds for Trump’s return

By Kris Olson While pledges to stop undocumented migrants from crossing the southern border and to conduct mass deportations may garner the most media attention, attorneys say that they expect […]

Apr 30, 2024

SCOTUS rebuffs Musk’s social media posts appeal

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from Elon Musk over a settlement with securities regulators that requires him to get approval in advance of some […]

Apr 18, 2024

Tesla wants judge’s Musk pay decision overruled

DETROIT — Tesla will ask shareholders to reinstate a $56 billion compensation package for CEO Elon Musk that was rejected by a judge in Delaware this year, and to move […]

Mar 4, 2024

Musk lawsuit attorneys peg fees at $5.6 billion

DOVER, Del. — The lawyers who successfully argued that a massive pay package for Tesla CEO Elon Musk was illegal and should be voided have asked the presiding judge to […]