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Delaware Judge Reassigns Elon Musk Cases Amid Bias Accusation

Judge Kathaleen McCormick has reassigned three cases involving Elon Musk after he accused her of bias linked to a social media post. Musk's attorneys requested her recusal due to her alleged support of a post that criticized him, potentially impacting a $2 billion court verdict related to defrauding Twitter investors. Although McCormick denied the recusal motion, she granted the reassignment of the cases. McCormick previously ordered the rescission of Musk's $56 billion CEO pay package, which was later reinstated by Delaware's Supreme Court in 2025, impacting Musk's business strategies in Delaware.