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Originally published by Citizen DigitalOctober 15, 2025
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Tesla urges Delaware Supreme Court to restore Elon Musk's Ksh.7 trillion payday

One of the biggest corporate legal battles entered its final stage after a lower court judge rescinded the Tesla CEO's record compensation in January 2024. The company is also appealing a ruling by th.....
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Tesla has urged the Delaware Supreme Court to reinstate Elon Musk's Ksh.7.2 trillion ($56 billion) pay package, arguing that a shareholder vote last year should confirm its approval. This appeal follows a January 2024 lower court ruling that rescinded the record compensation, leading to significant legal and corporate implications for Delaware's widely used corporate law.
- Tesla's attorney, Jeffrey Wall, contended that the 2023 shareholder vote was "the most informed stockholder vote in Delaware history."
- The lower court judge, Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick, ruled that Tesla's board lacked independence from Musk and shareholders were inadequately informed in 2018.
- The outcome could significantly impact Delaware's Court of Chancery, with Tesla, Dropbox, and Andreessen Horowitz already switching legal homes to states like Texas and Nevada.
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