Overview

• Delaware judge to rule on whether plaintiff lawyers should receive $7 billion in Tesla stock as legal fees.
• Attorneys argue their efforts returned $51.4 billion in shares to Tesla, benefiting shareholders.
• Critics claim the fee request is excessive and may have harmed Tesla's market value.
• Plaintiff lawyers propose an alternative $1.44 billion cash fee if stock request is denied.
• Judge's decision follows her earlier ruling voiding Musk's 2018 compensation package.