Lawyers for Elon Musk and Tesla filed a motion for Delaware Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick to recuse herself. The filing from law firm Quinn Emanuel cites an appearance of bias in ongoing cases.
The motion highlights McCormick’s LinkedIn account supporting a post about Musk’s recent legal defeat in California. McCormick previously presided over the ruling that voided Musk’s $56 billion Tesla compensation package.
McCormick stated in a letter that she did not intentionally like the post and suggested the action was accidental. She has paused the shareholder cases while she considers the recusal request.