A district court ruled that Sweden’s constitution prevented it from taking a side in a labor dispute between Tesla and local unions that has dragged on for 11 months.
Lawyers for Tesla have asked a Delaware judge to reverse her decision to void a multibillion-dollar pay package for Mr. Musk after shareholders approved it a second time in June.
The vote is seen as a referendum on the limits of executive pay and the accountability of Silicon Valley billionaires.
The Tesla chief executive is taking to his social media company to press shareholders to vote for a critical pay package on June 13.
A Tesla driver’s family had sought damages for the 2018 crash, which happened while the carmaker’s driver-assistance software was in use.
The carmaker and energy company settled with a Black man who had worked at its California factory and had won a $3 million judgment against the company.
The company’s board of directors will now decide whether to appeal the decision, change where Tesla is incorporated or negotiate a new pay package.
Shareholders had sued, arguing that Mr. Musk’s compensation — which helped make him the world’s richest person — was excessive.
The electric carmaker sued the agency to deliver license plates for its cars, the latest escalation as a labor fight enters its second month.
An employee who was fired after expressing safety concerns leaked personnel records and sensitive data about driver-assistance software.