A decide says Elon Musk should surrender a compensation package deal awarded by Tesla’s board of administrators that’s doubtlessly value greater than $55 billion.
The ruling in a Delaware courtroom comes 5 years after a shareholder lawsuit focused Tesla CEO Musk and the administrators. They had been accused of breaching their duties to the electrical car and photo voltaic panel producer, leading to a waste of company property and unjust enrichment for Musk.
Plaintiff’s attorneys argued that the pay package deal was dictated by Musk and was the product of sham negotiations with administrators who weren’t impartial of him.
Protection attorneys mentioned the pay plan was pretty negotiated by a committee of impartial administrators, contained lofty efficiency milestones, and was blessed by a shareholder vote that was not even required.