Elon Musk’s lawyer, Alex Spiro of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, can defend him against defamation claims in Texas, a state district court judge announced Wednesday.
Judge Maria Cantú Hexsel (D) of the 53rd Civil District Court in Travis County granted Spiro’s motion to participate as a non-Texas lawyer. Although such requests from out-of-state attorneys are typically granted without hesitation, Spiro’s was problematic.
Spiro, a partner based in Quinn Emanuel’s New York office, already worked on the case by preparing and signing a motion, and in defending Musk at a deposition. Opposing counsel alerted Hexsel that Spiro had engaged ...
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