San Diego, CA -- (SBWIRE) -- 02/28/2019 -- The Shareholders Foundation announces that a long-term investor in shares of Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) filed a lawsuit against directors of Tesla in connection with tweets made by CEO Elon Musk.

Investors who purchased shares of Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) and currently hold any of those Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA shares have certain options and should contact the Shareholders Foundation at mail@shareholdersfoundation.com or call +1(858) 779 - 1554.

The plaintiff alleges that the directors of Tesla, Inc. breached their fiduciary duties by failing to properly oversee the actions and communications of CEO Elon Musk.

The lawsuit against directors follows a lawsuit that was filed against Tesla over alleged securities laws violations in connection with certain tweets by Elon Musk. The plaintiff in that lawsuit that defendant Elon Musk, the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Tesla, Inc. violated the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 by issuing false and misleading statements regarding Musk taking the Company private.

In particular, and importantly, on August 7, 2018, at 12:48pm eastern standard time Elon Musk, the Chief Executive Officer of Tesla, Inc, issued a statement via Twitter that "funding" for the deal had been "secured" ("Funding secured").

The plaintiff alleged that, Elon Musk, however, was not telling the truth and that he had rather Tweeted to decimate the Company's short-sellers who were forced to cover their positions over the succeeding days at artificially inflated prices.

Those who purchased shares of Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) have certain options and should contact the Shareholders Foundation.

Contact:
Shareholders Foundation, Inc.
Michael Daniels
3111 Camino Del Rio North - Suite 423
92108 San Diego
Phone: +1-(858)-779-1554
Fax: +1-(858)-605-5739
mail@shareholdersfoundation.com

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