I think it's normal to hold the CEO/high suits of a company ultimately accountable.
It's possibly immoral? It's not really lawless if the local Supreme Court makes the decision.
Some countries hold executives and figureheads responsible cross companies. This is actually a good thing.
The SpaceX board can now decide if they want to keep someone like Elon up. If this cost is worth keeping Elon around then the free market has spoken :)
It sounds like they’re freezing one companies payments due to the conduct of another company. Aren’t these two totally distinct legal entities? Whether they share a figurehead that doesn’t sound like a place I would want to start my business in ?
Musk has nearly 80% voting control, and 40% equity. So he has more control over the board than they do over him.