Billionaire Tech Mogul Palmer Luckey Sues After Getting Trapped in His Own Elevator

Palmer Luckey , the billionaire tech bro who found Oculus and parlayed that fortune into a career as a Silicon Valley defense contractor , got stuck in his own car lift for 10 minute . That ’s according to a new suit Luckey took out against the contractor responsible for building the elevator , as detailed by Forbes .

Luckey collects cars and he need a plaza to stash away them . According to Forbes , he ran out of elbow room for the motorcar at his Newport Beach , California mansion and decided to buy another house across the road and convert it into a fancy garage for all his toys . The new garage was elaborate and included four car lifts and a primal rider elevator .

David Peck , Luckey ’s attorney , told Forbes that Luckey and his contractile organ were snare inside the elevator for more than 10 minutes .

Palmer Luckey speaking at the Bloomberg Technology Summit in San Fransisco, California. 2023.

Palmer Luckey speaking at the Bloomberg Technology Summit in San Fransisco, California. 2023.© Bloomberg / Contributor

According to the causa , this has occur more than once and lead to millions of dollars in damages . Custom Cabs and construction company WT Durant , who are the defendants in the case , have abnegate Luckey ’s allegement . Custom Cabs secernate Forbes that it had filed a motion to strike the cause ’s claims . WT Durant aver it had worked with Luckey several times before this incident and that he ’d never before had an consequence .

Tech billionaires with expensive residence and taste perception ca n’t catch a break lately . In July , OpenAI CEO Sam Altman filed a lawsuit that claimed his $ 27 millionSan Francisco was a Citrus limon . Altman ’s mansion , like Luckey ’s , also has a fancy service department with a spinning collection plate that allows the storage of multiple cars . Altman , unlike Luckey , avoided getting trapped in his .

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