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Can someone explain to me (a simple European scrub) why these sorts of lawsuits seem to invariably target Elon directly? Surely they should be directed at Tesla
by imfromit 7y ago
Can someone explain to me (a simple European scrub) why these sorts of lawsuits seem to invariably target Elon directly? Surely they should be directed at Tesla, you know the company that employed them? Does adding Elons name to the lawsuit actually do anything in US law? Or is it merely to gain publicity by adding celebrity to a complaint?
- stonogo 7y agoThe Sarbanes-Oxley act requires corporate leadership to take personal responsibility for the accuracy of certain company-generated reports. This lawsuit is against both Musk himself and Tesla the company.
- choppaface 7y agoIn at least one instance, there's evidence that Musk personally instigated an effort to use a Nevada Sheriff to retaliate against a whistleblower: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19378658 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19378658
- _bxg1 7y agoThese claims reek of personal vindictiveness, not corporate strategy. I honestly don't find it hard to believe that Elon has allowed his savior complex to become pathological, or that - like Zuckerberg and Kalanick - he's personally responsible for his company's most problematic behavior.