Coverage dated November 13, 2022 to November 15, 2022

Musk testifies in lawsuit over Tesla compensation package

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk is defending himself in a shareholder lawsuit challenging a compensation package he was awarded by the company’s board of directors that is potentially worth more than

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  1. WFMZ Allentown

    Elon Musk pay package at Tesla challenged in court (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    Testimony is under way in a shareholder lawsuit challenging approval by Tesla’s board of directors of a compensation plan potentially worth more than $55 billion for CEO Elon Musk. Attorneys

  2. KRDO

    Tesla heads to court to defend Elon Musk's pay (opens KRDO)

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    By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Tesla headed to court today to defend the huge compensation package that helped make CEO Elon Musk the richest person on Earth. Delaware’s Court of Chancery in Wilmington will host the week-long trial to examine the 2018 compensation plan that the automaker’s board of…

  3. Al Jazeera

    Trial over Tesla boss Musk’s $56bn pay package starts (opens Al Jazeera)

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    A Tesla shareholder aims to prove that Musk used his dominance over Tesla’s board to dictate terms of the 2018 package.

  4. Los Angeles Times

    Elon Musk's massive pay package challenged in Delaware corporate court (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Trial begins in Tesla shareholders' lawsuit challenging CEO Elon Musk's compensation plan potentially worth more than $55 billion.

  5. FOX Business

    Elon Musk in court over fat Tesla pay package (opens FOX Business)

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    The multi-day trial over billionaire Elon Musk's 2018 Tesla compensation package kicked off at Delaware's Court of Chancery on Monday morning.

  6. WMUR

    Elon Musk heads to court over Tesla pay that made him world's richest person (opens WMUR)

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    The plaintiff claims on behalf of Tesla shareholders that Musk exploited his control over the company and its board of directors to secure the huge compensation package in order to "fund his personal ambition to colonize Mars."

  7. Insider

    Elon Musk's trial over his $50 billion pay package at Tesla kicks off today, and the same judge from his Twitter court battle is overseeing the case (opens Insider)

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    The drummer of a heavy metal band is facing off against Elon Musk in court, alleging his pay package goes "beyond the bounds of reasonable judgment."

  8. Digital Journal

    Musk's Tesla compensation trial begins in US court (opens Digital Journal)

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    A US trial over Elon Musk's $50 billion compensation package at Tesla began Monday in a Delaware court.Richard Tornetta, a shareholder of the electric car

  9. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    Elon Musk heads to court over Tesla pay that made him the world's richest person (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    (CNN) — Tesla and CEO Elon Musk will spend this […]

  10. WFMZ Allentown

    Tesla board chair testifies in Musk compensation lawsuit (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    The head of Tesla’s board of directors says her focus in helping develop a huge compensation package for CEO Elon Musk in 2018 was the results he could bring, not

  11. InsideEVs

    Tesla And Twitter CEO Elon Musk's $56 Billion Pay Case Begins In Court (opens InsideEVs)

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    Elon Musk has his hands full now as he finds time to deal with a court case related to how he's paid at Tesla. Experts note Musk is in a favorable position.

  12. The Buffalo News

    Musk testifies in lawsuit over Tesla compensation package (opens The Buffalo News)

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    Tesla CEO Elon Musk is defending himself in a shareholder lawsuit challenging a compensation package he was awarded by the company’s board of directors that is potentially worth more than

  13. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Elon Musk in Wilmington to Testify in Lawsuit Over Tesla Compensation Package (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    Tesla CEO Elon Musk took the witness stand in Wilmington, Delaware on Wednesday to defend himself in a shareholder lawsuit challenging a compensation package he was awarded by the company’s board of directors that is potentially worth more than $55 billion.

  14. Al Jazeera

    Musk defends his $56bn pay package at Tesla (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Musk told a court that he was ‘completely focused’ on reviving a struggling Tesla in 2017 when his pay package was set.

  15. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Musk defends his $56 billion Tesla pay package (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    Some investors claim the world’s richest man benefited from easy performance targets that were OK’d by compliant directors.

  16. France 24

    In US trial, Musk defends his $50 bn pay deal at Tesla (opens France 24)

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    Tesla tycoon Elon Musk on Wednesday defended his $50 billion pay package as CEO of the electric vehicle giant, arguing that the pioneering company was expected to collapse when the deal was agreed.

  17. France 24

    Musk to testify at trial over his $50 bn Tesla compensation (opens France 24)

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    Tesla tycoon Elon Musk will take the stand on Wednesday as part of a trial over his $50 billion pay package as CEO of the electric car giant.

  18. KESQ Palm Springs

    Elon Musk takes the stand in lawsuit over his Tesla pay (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Tesla CEO Elon Musk is testifying this morning in a shareholder lawsuit examining the massive compensation package that helped make him the world’s richest person. He took the stand in the Delaware Court of Chancery in Wilmington shortly after 9 a.m.

  19. CBS News

    Tesla board chair testifies in Elon Musk compensation lawsuit (opens CBS News)

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    The head of Tesla's board of directors testified Tuesday in a shareholder lawsuit challenging a 2018 compensation plan for CEO Elon Musk potentially worth more than $55 billion.

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