Tornetta v. Musk governance case
Brought by
Richard Tornetta
v.
Defendants
Elon Musk
Tesla
A Tesla shareholder challenged Musk's 2018 performance award, worth tens of billions of dollars, as the product of a conflicted board.
The case
- Court
- Delaware Court of Chancery
- Docket
- 2018-0408-KSJM
- Filed
- Jun 4, 2018
- Status
- Decided
- Outcome
- Chancery rescinded Musk's 2018 pay package in 2024; the Delaware Supreme Court reinstated it in December 2025.
History
1 dated entryComplaint filed: Tornetta v. MuskSource
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