Luminar founder Austin Russell agrees to accept subpoena in bankruptcy case

Luminar founder and former CEO Austin Russell has agreed to accept an electronic subpoena for information from his phone related to Luminar’s ongoing bankruptcy case. Under the terms of a recent court filing, Russell has seven days to file a motion to quash or object to the subpoena; if he does not, he must comply within 14 days. This agreement follows earlier accusations from Luminar’s lawyers that Russell had been evading the subpoena by refusing to accept process servers at his Florida residence. Russell had previously withheld his phone due to concerns over protecting his personal data, but the parties have now agreed to negotiate specific measures to safeguard his privacy. Luminar filed for bankruptcy in December after losing key contracts with automakers like Volvo and Mercedes-Benz, and facing stiff competition from Chinese lidar companies. The company recently struck a deal to sell its lidar assets to Quantum Computing Inc. (QCI) for $22 million and is also attempting to sell its semiconductor division to QCI for $110 million. An auction is