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Offline Elderberry

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The attorneys suing Elon and Tesla claim to be acting "on behalf of ... stockholders of TESLA"

The stockholders of Tesla have spoken - twice - that they support the compensation package

They are not acting on behalf of the stockholders

The lawyers are acting solely for their own benefit, to collect billions in fees that will be taken from the stockholders

They also imposed hundreds of millions in litigation costs on Tesla, to shareholders' detriment

https://x.com/WR4NYGov/status/1804422325854708084

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According to a speaker in the Delaware House of Representatives, Delaware receives 60% of the state's income from being the preferred corporate domicile.

60% !!

They were debating Delaware Bill SB 313
Delaware Senate Bill SB 313, currently under consideration in the state's 152nd General Assembly, proposes significant amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law. This bill responds to a recent Delaware Court of Chancery ruling, which invalidated certain stockholder agreements that transferred substantial governance authority from corporate boards to investors. The court deemed these agreements in violation of Section 141(a) of the Delaware General Corporation Law.

SB 313 aims to retroactively legalize these types of stockholder agreements, allowing corporations to enter into contracts with investors that include provisions previously invalidated by the court. The bill specifies conditions under which these agreements can include penalties for non-compliance and the appointment of stockholder representatives with exclusive authority to enforce stockholder rights under merger agreements.

The bill has sparked controversy, with critics arguing that it represents a hasty and sweeping change to corporate governance laws, driven by corporate interests to mitigate the uncertainty caused by the court's decision. Opponents, including legal scholars and attorneys, argue that the bill could undermine shareholder rights and disproportionately benefit private equity investors, urging a more cautious approach to legislative amendments.

https://x.com/LewisWithrow5/status/1804464810525917390

Offline Fishrrman

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Could the entire concept of "class action" be eliminated by means of Congressional Law?

Or... would it take a Constitutional Amendment to banish them?

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This comes as a revelation to anyone? I worked for a class action law firm 30 years ago, and everything they did was absolutely disgusting (ah, well, the things you do when you're desperate). Thankfully, I got out of there quickly.
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I was party to one long ago. The lawyers made bank and I got a $20 voucher for the company I had decided to never do business with again.

That was an eye opener.
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Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.

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