Overview
- Elon Musk and Tesla asked Delaware’s Court of Chancery to reassign consolidated shareholder cases, citing what they say was Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick’s LinkedIn “Support” for a post celebrating a roughly $2 billion California verdict against him.
- The motion also flags a “like” from a chambers-linked account on a separate LinkedIn post that criticized Musk and referenced his testimony in the California trial.
- McCormick told the parties she did not read or endorse the post, reported the activity to LinkedIn as suspicious, and was then locked out of her account.
- Musk’s lawyers argue the reactions create a reasonable basis to question impartiality under Delaware standards, stressing that “Support” on LinkedIn requires an extra step beyond a default “Like.”
- A ruling on recusal could shift who oversees cases now before McCormick, including disputes over Tesla directors’ pay, investor claims about 2022 share sales, and a suit tied to Musk’s AI startup xAI.