Courtroom sketch of Elon Musk testifying in the Tesla compensation lawsuit
Elon Musk testifies in the Tesla compensation lawsuit on November 16, 2022.
  • The final comments in a lawsuit over Elon Musk's $56 billion Tesla pay package were made Tuesday.
  • Musk has been criticized by some shareholders for a perception that he isn't focused enough on Tesla.
  • A lawyer in the suit said that Musk was a "part-time CEO," the New York Times reported.

A lawyer for Tesla shareholders called Elon Musk a "part-time CEO," who is too distracted by his work at Twitter and SpaceX to properly manage the electric vehicle company, according to a report from The New York Times.