Judge confirms decision to sink Elon Musk's $56B pay package despite Tesla shareholder vote

Delaware Chancery court judge Kathaleen McCormick has denied Tesla’s request to revise her decision to strike down CEO Elon Musk’s $56 billion pay package — despite shareholders voting at the company’s annual meeting this year to “re-ratify” the deal. Her decision, laid out in a 103-page opinion published on Monday, explains that the attempt by Tesla’s legal team — which Musk has called “hardcore” — to change her mind contained multiple flaws, each of which were fatal on their own. Tesla has been expected ...