Tesla, Legal Scholar Trade Barbs Over Musk Threat Allegations

Tesla Inc. and a legal scholar escalated their war of words over his claim that Elon Musk tried to bully him out of weighing in on the case that invalidated the billionaire’s 11-figure compensation deal.

The company and retired University of Delaware professor Charles Elson traded dueling court briefs over his bid to submit a court filing about the potential effect of an investor vote to ratify Musk’s $56 billion pay package at Tesla’s annual shareholder meeting next month. The dispute burst into public view May 13, when Elson said he’d resigned a consulting job over what he characterized as ...