Judge approves settlement in suit that Tesla's board overpaid themselves<p>A judge has approved the settlement that finally wraps up a case <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:1;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="
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brought[/url] against Tesla by the Police and Fire Retirement System of the City of Detroit. The shareholders argued that Tesla's board of directors overpaid themselves between 2017 and 2020.</p>
<p>Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick of Delaware's Court of Chancery <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:2;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="
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<span id="end-legacy-contents"></span><p>Some of the notable directors named in the suit include Chair Robyn Denholm, James Murdoch (son of Fox News owner Rupert Murdoch) and Larry Ellison (co-founder of Oracle). The board members did not admit to wrongdoing and the settlement does not specify how much each individual should return, only the collective amount.</p>This article originally appeared on Engadget at
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Judge approves settlement in suit that Tesla's board overpaid themselves
