Tesla Inc. co-founder Elon Musk urged a Delaware judge to toss an investor lawsuit alleging he improperly sold more than $7.5 billion in shares after receiving inside information that the electric-car maker would miss its production and delivery targets in 2022.

Tesla's board approved a compensation package for Elon Musk worth about $29 billion in order to keep the chief executive focused on the company.

The Tesla board stepped in to ensure that if the Tesla side loses, the CEO will get something similar to the numbers he’d sacrifice. But this time, they’re attaching a series of wise conditions absent the first time around.