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Coverage dated July 9, 2024

Elon Musk beats $500 million lawsuit by fired Twitter workers

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Elon Musk won the dismissal of a lawsuit claiming he refused to pay at least $500 million of severance to thousands of Twitter employees he fired in layoffs.

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  1. Engadget

    Elon Musk escapes paying $500 million to former Twitter employees (opens Engadget)

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    Engadget's feed description

    X Corp won a dismissal in a class-action lawsuit that sought $500 million in unpaid severance for thousands of former Twitter employees.

  2. WMUR

    Elon Musk beats $500 million lawsuit by fired Twitter workers (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    Elon Musk won the dismissal of a lawsuit claiming he refused to pay at least $500 million of severance to thousands of Twitter employees he fired in layoffs.

  3. CNN

    Elon Musk beats $500 million severance lawsuit by fired Twitter workers (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Elon Musk won dismissal of a lawsuit claiming he refused to pay at least $500 million of severance to thousands of Twitter employees he fired in mass layoffs after buying the social media company now known as X.

  4. The Guardian

    Elon Musk beats $500m severance suit over mass Twitter layoffs (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Judge said court lacked jurisdiction for case, in which workers argued they didn’t receive proper compensation

  5. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Elon Musk beats $500M severance lawsuit by fired Twitter workers | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    Elon Musk won the dismissal of a lawsuit claiming he refused to pay at least $500 million of severance to thousands of Twitter employees he fired in mass layoffs after buying the social media company now known as X.

  6. Quartz

    Elon Musk beat back a lawsuit demanding at least $500 million for fired Twitter staffers (opens Quartz)

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    Quartz's feed description

    Musk and Twitter, now X, face at least two other lawsuits demanding unpaid severance

  7. Washington Times

    Musk wins dismissal of unpaid severance lawsuit (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    A California judge dismissed a lawsuit targeting X owner Elon Musk, saying the court didn't have proper jurisdiction to rule on the case.

  8. Al Jazeera

    Elon Musk beats $500m severance lawsuit by fired Twitter workers (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The case is one of many accusing Musk of reneging on promises to former Twitter employees and vendors.

  9. New York Post

    Elon Musk’s X wins $500M lawsuit from laid-off workers who claimed they were owed severance (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Elon Musk emerged victorious on Tuesday after a San Francisco federal judge sided with him in a lawsuit brought by laid off employees of X.

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