June 7, 2023
esla Inc.’s $2.6 billion acquisition of SolarCity in 2016 was “entirely fair” to shareholders, Delaware’s top court ruled, upholding the dismissal of an investor lawsuit and sparing Elon Musk from a potential multibillion-dollar hit. The Delaware Supreme Court on Tuesday …
April 28, 2022
Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk did not unjustly enrich himself when he guided the electric vehicle maker in 2016 to acquire SolarCity Corp, where Musk was chairman and the largest shareholder, a Delaware judge ruled on Wednesday. Tesla …
December 8, 2021
The U.S. securities regulator has opened an investigation into Tesla Inc. over a whistleblower complaint that the company failed to properly notify its shareholders and the public of fire risks associated with solar panel system defects over several years, according …
May 1, 2020
Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk is getting into the insurance business again, sort of. Musk has cancelled his company’s directors and officers insurance (D&O), replacing it with a promise to personally provide his board members with “equivalent” coverage to …
January 30, 2020
All Tesla Inc. directors except Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk agreed to a $60 million settlement to resolve shareholder lawsuits over the company’s purchase of SolarCity, according to people familiar with the deal. Insurers covering Tesla’s directors and executives will …
November 6, 2019
Walmart Inc. has settled its lawsuit against Tesla Inc. over fires at more than a half-dozen of the retail giant’s stores. Walmart sued the electric-car maker and solar company in New York State Supreme Court in August, alleging that its …
August 29, 2019
One evening last year, David Burek noticed charred wood and a burning smell in his attic, near his young sons’ bedroom. He climbed a ladder and saw a melted connector wire from the solar panels installed on the roof of …
August 21, 2019
Walmart Inc. on Tuesday sued Tesla Inc., accusing it of “widespread negligence” that led to repeated fires of its solar systems and asking a court to force Tesla to remove solar panels from more than 240 of its U.S. stores. …