Failed stock deal: Lawyers demand hourly rate of $288,888 from Tesla. At the end of January, a judge in Delaware described Musk's compensation package as an "unbelievable sum" and declared it invalid.
The $56 billion compensation consisted of stock options that allowed Musk to buy Tesla shares at a greatly reduced price. Tesla shareholder Richard Tornetta sued against this. He accused Tesla of saying that Musk's corporate goals tied to the billion-dollar package were too easy to achieve. Tesla therefore has the right to withdraw the compensation package.