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Fortune
Amanda Gerut

The lawyers who took on Tesla and Elon Musk wanted $5.6 billion for winning the case. In a lawsuit about excessive pay, ‘That was a bold ask,’ said the judge.

Elon Musk listens as US President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a House Republicans Conference meeting at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill on November 13, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Credit: Photo by Allison Robbert-Pool/Getty Images)

A Delaware court judge this week denied Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s bid to reinstate his pay package, now valued at $100 billion. 

But there was another denial issued: The lawyers who successfully argued that Musk’s pay was illegal and should be rescinded wanted $5.6 billion for their efforts. The judge didn’t quite bite.  

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