It was a negotiated pay package between Musk and the Tesla Board. There were certain benchmarks to be met by Musk’s performance. He met and exceeded all of them. One in particular was annual revenue. The benchmark was $650 Billion. It exceeded $1 Trillion.
Musk lived up to his end of the deal and the Delaware judge blocked Tesla from living up to their end.
My suggestion: Musk should sue Tesla in a Texas court for breach of contract. The two parties quickly settle out of court for $55 Billion. Screw the Delaware judge.
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Seems very similar to Trump's NYC real estate case. Trump wanted to borrow money, the banks wanted to loan money. Trump paid back the loan, with interest, and the banks were pleased. No one was defrauded. And -- Voila! -- the judge says Trump owes $350M for fraud.