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Elon Musk Asks Court to Reject Twitter's Request for Speedy Trial

Headline from NBC10 Philadelphia, on the newest of 2 developments

Musk’s team says the trial should wait until next year, after Twitter requested expedited treatment and a hearing as early as September 2022.

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  1. Twitter Gears Up for High-Stakes Court Battle With Elon Musk

    Headline from The National Interest ·

  2. Newest

    Elon Musk Asks Court to Reject Twitter's Request for Speedy Trial

    Headline from NBC10 Philadelphia ·

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  1. The National Interest

    Twitter Gears Up for High-Stakes Court Battle With Elon Musk (opens The National Interest)

    Published

    The National Interest's feed description

    In a legal filing Monday, Twitter called Musk’s attempt to leave the deal “invalid and wrongful.”

  2. Hot Air

    Twitter sues Elon Musk (opens Hot Air)

    Published

    Hot Air's feed description

    "months of agonizing legal drama to play out in the Delaware Court of Chancery"

  3. WUSA9

    Twitter sues to force Elon Musk to complete his $44 billion acquisition (opens WUSA9)

    Published

    WUSA9's feed description

    Twitter’s lawsuit opens with a sharply-worded accusation against Elon Musk.

  4. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    SEC Letter to Musk Questions Tweet About Twitter Acquisition (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

    Published

    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Twitter sued Musk in Delaware Chancery Court on Tuesday to seek to hold Elon Musk to the original agreement.

  5. Forbes

    Elon Musk Fights Twitter’s Push For Speedy Trial In Deal Dispute (opens Forbes)

    Published

    Forbes's feed description

    Twitter wants a four-day trial in September, but Musk's team reportedly doesn't want a trial before February in order to conduct a “forensic review and analysis of large swaths of data."

  6. Washington Post

    Musk fires back at Twitter suit in new court filing (opens Washington Post)

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    Washington Post's feed description

    Musk argues that the lawsuit should revolve around bots and that Twitter’s request for a quick trial is unreasonable.

  7. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Elon Musk Asks Court to Reject Twitter's Request for Speedy Trial (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

    Published

    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    Musk’s team says the trial should wait until next year, after Twitter requested expedited treatment and a hearing as early as September 2022.

  8. WHEC Rochester

    Reports: Musk demands months for trial prep in Twitter suit (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Tesla CEO Elon Musk fired back Friday at Twitter's lawsuit seeking to force him to complete his $44 billion acquisition of the

  9. FOX Business

    Elon Musk seeks to block Twitter request for expedited trial (opens FOX Business)

    Published

    FOX Business's feed description

    Elon Musk filed a motion on Friday opposing Twitter's request to fast-track a trial over his plan to terminate his $44 billion deal for the social media firm.

  10. The Week

    Musk's lawyers move to block Twitter's request for an expedited trial (opens The Week)

    Published

  11. Engadget

    Elon Musk asks court to delay Twitter trial start to February 2023 (opens Engadget)

    Published

    Engadget's feed description

    Elon Musk’s lawyers allege Twitter is pushing for an unreasonably fast trial over allegations the Tesla and SpaceX CEO improperly ended his $44 billion bid to buy the social media platform..

  12. Insider

    Elon Musk accuses Twitter of rushing its lawsuit along at 'warp speed' after two months of 'foot-dragging' on providing bot data (opens Insider)

    Published

    Insider's feed description

    Elon Musk asked the court to reject Twitter's request for a speedy trial as the company tries to force him to complete their $44 billion deal.

  13. Hot Air

    Elon Musk responds to Twitter's request for an expedited trial (opens Hot Air)

    Published

    Hot Air's feed description

    "It's going to be a very messy litigation"

  14. Los Angeles Times

    Elon Musk demands months for trial prep in Twitter suit, reports say (opens Los Angeles Times)

    Published

    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Elon Musk fired back at Twitter's lawsuit seeking to force him to complete his $44-billion acquisition of the platform.

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