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Lawyers who successfully argued Musk pay package was illegal seek $5.6 billion in Tesla stock

Headline from The Republic

DOVER, Del. (AP) — The lawyers who successfully argued that a massive pay package for Tesla CEO Elon Musk was illegal and should be voided have asked the presiding judge to award them company stock worth $5.6 billion as legal fees.

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  1. The Republic

    Lawyers who successfully argued Musk pay package was illegal seek $5.6 billion in Tesla stock (opens The Republic)

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    DOVER, Del. (AP) — The lawyers who successfully argued that a massive pay package for Tesla CEO Elon Musk was illegal and should be voided have asked the presiding judge to award them company stock worth $5.6 billion as legal fees.

  2. Fortune

    Elon Musk’s $56 billion pay pact was killed by lawyers who are now seeking 29 million Tesla shares to cover legal fees (opens Fortune)

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    The lawyers are making an unusual request to have their legal fees paid in the form of about $6 billion of stock in the EV maker.

  3. The Guardian

    Lawyers who had Elon Musk’s pay dismissed as excessive seek $6bn in Tesla shares (opens The Guardian)

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    Three firms that represented a Tesla shareholder seek record fee from the electric vehicle maker because they benefited from the return of Musk’s stock options

  4. New York Post

    Lawyers that successfully argued Musk’s $56B Tesla pay package was excessive seek jaw-dropping $6B fee (opens New York Post)

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    The lawyers who won a Delaware ruling voiding Elon Musk's $56 billion compensation are demanding a nearly $6 billion award in the carmaker's stock.

  5. CBS News

    Lawyers who argued Elon Musk pay package was illegal want $5.6 billion in Tesla stock (opens CBS News)

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    The lawyers who successfully argued that a pay package for Tesla CEO Elon Musk was illegal are asking the presiding judge to award company stock worth $5.6 billion as legal fees.

  6. Forbes

    Lawyers Who Voided Elon Musk’s Tesla Pay Package Seek $6 Billion In Legal Fees (opens Forbes)

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    Musk’s $56 billion compensation package was voided in January in a lawsuit brought forth by a Tesla shareholder.

  7. Insider

    Lawyers who sunk Elon Musk's big pay package are now asking for nearly $6 billion worth of Tesla stock. Musk doesn't seem happy. (opens Insider)

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    After sinking Elon Musk's $55 billion pay package, lawyers are now asking a Delaware court for about 11% of those Tesla shares for their fee.

  8. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Lawyers seek $Lawyers seek $5.6 billion in Tesla stock after arguing Musk pay package was illegal5.6 billion in Tesla stock after successfully argued Musk pay package was illegal (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    The lawyers who who successfully argued that a massive pay package for Tesla CEO Elon Musk was illegal asked the presiding judge to award them company stock.

  9. NBC News

    Lawyers seek nearly $6 billion in Tesla stock after getting Musk pay package struck down (opens NBC News)

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    Lawyers asked a judge to award them Tesla stock worth nearly $6 billion as their fee for successfully arguing that Elon Musk’s 2018 pay package was unlawful.

  10. Green Field Reporter

    Lawyers who successfully argued Musk pay package was illegal seek $5.6 billion in Tesla stock - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    DOVER, Del. (AP) — The lawyers who successfully argued that a massive pay package for Tesla CEO Elon Musk was illegal and should be voided have asked the presiding judge to award them company stock worth $5.6 billion as legal fees.

  11. Quartz

    The lawyers who quashed Elon Musk's huge pay package want $6 billion (opens Quartz)

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    It would be by far the largest sum ever awarded in legal fees

  12. Valdosta Daily Times

    AP Business SummaryBrief at 12:09 a.m. EST (opens Valdosta Daily Times)

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    Lawyers who successfully argued Musk pay package was illegal seek $5.6 billion in Tesla stock

  13. FOX Business

    Lawyers who voided Elon Musk's 'excessive' Tesla pay package want $6 billion fee (opens FOX Business)

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    The legal team whose lawsuit voided Tesla CEO Elon Musk's $56 billion salary package are requesting a $6 billion legal fee from the company that would be payable in unrestricted stock.

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