Tesla shareholders have proposed filing a class-action lawsuit against the company and CEO Elon Musk accusing him of securities fraud, reports Reuters.
The big picture: Shareholders are say Musk's tweet claiming he would take Tesla private was an attempt to manipulate Tesla's stock price and ruin plans for short-sellers.
The details: The lawsuit was filed by Keller Lenkner, LLC. on behalf of Tesla's shareholders. The lawsuit focuses on a statement Musk made on Twitter saying funding for the deal to privatize the company had been "secured," but claims that statement was false.
- Tesla's stock rose to $387.46 in reaction to the tweet — a full $45.57 over the previous day's closing price.
Submitted August 10, 2018 at 07:03PM by zVitiate https://ift.tt/2P0Gjqn
