Twitter-Musk takeover dispute heading for an October trial
Tesla CEO Elon Musk lost his fight to delay Twitter맥스카지노s lawsuit against him as a Delaware judge on Tuesday set an October trial, citing the 맥스카지노cloud of uncertainty맥스카지노 over the social media company after the billionaire backed out of a deal to buy it.
맥스카지노Delay threatens irreparable harm,맥스카지노 said Chancellor Kathaleen St. Jude McCormick, the head judge of Delaware맥스카지노s Court of Chancery, which handles many high-profile business disputes. 맥스카지노The longer the delay, the greater the risk.맥스카지노
Twitter had asked for an expedited trial in September, while Musk맥스카지노s team called for waiting until early next year because of the complexity of the case. McCormick said Musk맥스카지노s team underestimated the Delaware court맥스카지노s ability to 맥스카지노quickly process complex litigation.맥스카지노
Twitter is trying to force the billionaire to make good on his April promise to buy the social media giant for $44 billion 맥스카지노 and the company wants it to happen quickly because it says the ongoing dispute is harming its business.
Musk, the world맥스카지노s richest man, pledged to pay $54.20 a share for Twitter, but informed the company in July that he wants to back out of the agreement.
맥스카지노It맥스카지노s attempted sabotage. He맥스카지노s doing his best to run Twitter down,맥스카지노 said attorney William Savitt, representing Twitter before McCormick on Tuesday. The hearing was held virtually after McCormick said she tested positive for COVID-19.
Musk has claimed the company has failed to provide adequate information about the number of fake, or 맥스카지노spam bot,맥스카지노 Twitter accounts, and that it has breached its obligations under the deal by firing top managers and laying off a significant number of employees. Musk's team expects more information about the bot numbers to be revealed in the trial court discovery process, when both sides must hand over evidence.
Twitter argues that Musk맥스카지노s reasons for backing out are just a cover for buyer's remorse after agreeing to pay 38% above Twitter맥스카지노s stock price shortly before the stock market stumbled and shares of the electric-car maker Tesla, where most of Musk맥스카지노s personal wealth resides, lost more than $100 billion of their value.
Savitt said the contested merger agreement and Musk맥스카지노s tweets disparaging the company were inflicting harm on the business and questioned Musk맥스카지노s request for a delayed trial, asking 맥스카지노whether the real plan is to run out the clock.맥스카지노
맥스카지노He맥스카지노s banking on wriggling out of the deal he signed,맥스카지노 Savitt said.
But the idea the Tesla CEO is trying to damage Twitter is 맥스카지노preposterous. He has no interest in damaging the company,맥스카지노 said Musk attorney Andrew Rossman, noting he is Twitter맥스카지노s second largest shareholder with a 맥스카지노far larger stake맥스카지노 than the company's entire board of directors.
Savitt emphasized the importance of an expedited trial starting in September for Twitter to be able to make important business decisions affecting everything from employee retention to relationships with suppliers and customers.
Rossman said more time is needed because it is 맥스카지노one of the largest take-private deals in history맥스카지노 involving a 맥스카지노company that has a massive amount of data that has to be analyzed. Billions of actions on their platform have to be analyzed.맥스카지노