AIG Faces Potential Claim in Elon Musk Defamation Case, Filing Shows
- Tesla, SpaceX CEO says he can’t easily convert wealth to cash
- Insurer reserved rights to contest coverage of claim: lawyer
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Insurance giant American International Group Inc. may get wrapped up in a defamation case involving billionaire Elon Musk, who has told lawyers representing the British cave diver suing him that he’s financially illiquid, according to a legal filing.
An attorney for Vernon Unsworth, who sued for defamation last year after Musk attacked him on Twitter, pressed the Tesla Inc. CEO’s lawyer last month for information on all insurance policies applicable to claims made in the suit. An exhibit filed Monday shows the two attorneys sparring over information regarding Musk’s ties with AIG.