Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal overruled a lower court order that compelled Texas-based Tesla CEO Elon Musk to sit for a deposition, and a 2021 Florida law is what tipped the scales in the billionaire’s favor.
A petition for writ of certiorari to Miami Dade Circuit Court was addressed in the appeal.

Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of Tesla Inc., during a fireside discussion on artificial intelligence risks with Rishi Sunak, UK prime minister, not pictured, in London, UK, on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. Photo: Tolga Akmen/EPA/Bloomberg

