The idea that the rich don't influence the courts in America is absurd. The reason why Musk couldn't just "do what he wanted" is because the other side of the table was also the wealthy elites. When it comes to elites vs elites, things start to get played by the book.

If Musk were allowed to make a mockery of the Delaware court, it would have shaken the bedrock for the trillions of dollars that corporate America rests under.