Hyperdrive Daily: Elon Musk’s Trial Testimony Raises Succession Questions
Elon Musk leaving court in Wilmington, Delaware, on July 13.
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Elon Musk testified in a Delaware courtroom Monday and Tuesday in a shareholder lawsuit that sprang from a deal made five years ago: Tesla’s controversial 2016 takeover of rooftop solar panel company, SolarCity. Musk was the chairman and largest shareholder of both companies at the time.