United States Securities and Exchange Commission v. Tesla, Inc.

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Case Number:

1:18-cv-08947

Court:

New York Southern

Nature of Suit:

Securities/Commodities

Judge:

Lewis J. Liman

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  1. March 08, 2022

    Musk Asks Court To Scrap His Deal With The SEC

    Elon Musk's feud with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission escalated Tuesday when the Tesla CEO asked a judge to ax his 2018 settlement agreement with the agency over his use of Twitter, saying it has used the deal to stifle his constitutional right to "speak his mind in public."

  2. February 24, 2022

    NY Judge Bats Down Tesla's 'Unclear' Request In SEC Dispute

    A New York federal judge on Thursday shot down requests from Tesla Inc. and CEO Elon Musk for intervention to address what they have claimed are investigative harassment and broken promises by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

  3. February 18, 2022

    SEC Says Tesla's Claim Of 'Harassment' Is Unfounded

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission told a New York federal court Friday that despite Tesla Inc. and Elon Musk's claims of a "harassment campaign" earlier in the week, it is in compliance with the court's order regarding their 2018 settlement agreements over Musk's Twitter activity.

  4. February 17, 2022

    Tesla, Musk Ask Court To End SEC's 'Harassment Campaign'

    Tesla and Elon Musk have asked a Manhattan federal judge to make the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission stop badgering them with "endless, unfounded investigations" and hold up its end of their 2018 settlement agreements over Musk's Twitter activity.

  5. March 12, 2019

    Musk Fires Back At 'Embarrassed' SEC Over Contempt Push

    Embattled Tesla CEO Elon Musk has told a Manhattan federal judge that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's efforts to have him held in contempt over a tweet that allegedly violated a court order "smacks of retaliation and censorship" from an agency "embarrassed" by his criticisms of it.

  6. February 25, 2019

    Musk In Contempt Over Unsanctioned Tesla Tweet, SEC Says

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission urged a Manhattan federal judge Monday to hold Tesla co-founder Elon Musk in contempt for inaccurately tweeting the electric car maker would make about 500,000 vehicles this year, which the agency says violates the settlement over last year's tweets claiming he might take the company private.

  7. October 16, 2018

    $20M SEC Settlements For Musk, Tesla Approved By Judge

    A New York federal judge on Tuesday signed off on a pair of settlements that will see Tesla Inc. and its embattled CEO Elon Musk pay the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission $20 million apiece to end claims that Musk misled investors in tweets about taking the Silicon Valley-based electric car maker private.

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