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Delaware Court Restores Elon Musk's $139 Billion Pay Package
12/20/2025
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- The Delaware Supreme Court restored Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, 2018 pay package from Tesla, valued at about $139 billion.
- The ruling overturns the lower court's “unfathomable” finding and faults it for blocking Tesla's fair compensation argument.
- While the pay package is reinstated, the lower court's findings on Musk's control of Tesla and fiduciary breaches remain.
- In November, shareholders approved a new pay plan potentially worth $878 billion.
