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Twitter sues to force Elon Musk to complete his $44 billion acquisition

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

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  1. Elon Musk No Longer Wants To Buy Twitter, Will Be Sued To Take The Deal

    Headline from InsideEVs ·

  2. Twitter lawyers up to sue Elon Musk over broken buyout deal: report

    Headline from FOX Business ·

  3. As Musk-Twitter deal ends abruptly, company says Musk must pay

    Headline from Christian Science Monitor ·

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    Twitter sues to force Elon Musk to complete his $44 billion acquisition

    Headline from FOX 43 York ·

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  1. Valdosta Daily Times

    Twitter says it will sue Elon Musk to complete the $44B merger he just rejected and is "confident" it will prevail (opens Valdosta Daily Times)

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    Valdosta Daily Times's feed description

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter says it will sue Elon Musk to complete the $44B merger he just rejected and is "confident" it will prevail.

  2. NPR

    Why Elon Musk's $44 billion deal to buy Twitter could end up in court (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    Billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk may have changed his mind about paying so much for Twitter. But it's not so easy to walk away from the legal agreement he signed.

  3. The Daily Caller

    Twitter Says It Will Sue Musk For Abandoning Deal (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    After Elon Musk announced Friday that he’s abandoning his offer to buy Twitter for $44 billion, Twitter said it will sue in order to maintain the deal.

  4. InsideEVs

    Elon Musk No Longer Wants To Buy Twitter, Will Be Sued To Take The Deal (opens InsideEVs)

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    InsideEVs's feed description

    Many are pointing at Musk for not having done due diligence before agreeing to the deal, but he argues Twitter didn’t provide fake account data quickly enough.

  5. Deutsche Welle

    Twitter to sue Musk over pullout from deal | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Tesla CEO Elon Musk says he is ending his bid to buy Twitter. Twitter plans to sue Musk to force him to complete the 44 billion dollar deal.

  6. The Times of Israel

    Elon Musk backs out of $44 billion Twitter purchase deal; company says it will sue (opens The Times of Israel)

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    The Times of Israel's feed description

    Tesla CEO claims social media giant misled him about the number of fake accounts on the platform; agreement's unraveling will likely lead to massive legal battle

  7. Insider

    Twitter just hired a big-name law firm to sue Elon Musk for dropping out of $44 billion takeover bid, report says (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Twitter has tapped Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz LLP, one of the world's top corporate law firms, to sue Elon Musk, sources told Bloomberg.

  8. FOX Business

    Twitter lawyers up to sue Elon Musk over broken buyout deal: report (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    Twitter is lawyering up to prepare to sue Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk over his move to drop the $44 billion bid to purchase the company over fake account issues.

  9. Townhall

    Elon Musk Has the Perfect Response to Twitter's Legal Threat (opens Townhall)

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    Townhall's feed description

    Last week, Elon Musk said he was backing out of his deal to purchase Twitter for $44 billion. The billionaire took issue with the accuracy of the social media company's

  10. Washington Times

    Elon Musk laughs off legal threat from Twitter (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    Tesla founder Elon Musk is laughing off Twitter’s move to sue him over his decision to drop his $44 billion purchase of the social network.

  11. InsideEVs

    Tesla CEO Elon Musk Continues To Openly Mock Twitter Amid Lawsuit (opens InsideEVs)

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    InsideEVs's feed description

    Musk offered to buy Twitter, but Twitter wasn't on board. He made a deal and backed out. Now, Twitter wants to force him to buy a company he doesn't want.

  12. The Guardian

    How laughing Elon Musk got serious about ending Twitter deal (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Billionaire finds platform he no longer wants to buy useful after termination of $44bn takeover

  13. Washington Times

    What happens next in the Musk-Twitter saga? (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Twitter are bracing for a legal fight after the billionaire said Friday he was abandoning his $44 billion bid for the social media company.

  14. KTVZ Bend

    What's next for Twitter now that Elon Musk wants out? (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Ramishah Maruf, CNN After announcing he wants out of his deal to buy Twitter, Elon Musk spent the weekend in Idaho at the Sun Valley Conference. He spoke on stage, essentially off the record, but a source in the room told CNN’s chief media correspondent Brian Stelter that Musk tripled down on his…

  15. Christian Science Monitor

    As Musk-Twitter deal ends abruptly, company says Musk must pay (opens Christian Science Monitor)

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    Christian Science Monitor's feed description

    Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently declared that he would cancel his $44 billion offer to buy Twitter, a 450-million-user social media platform. Mr. Musk claims that the company’s board was not transparent enough when it came to the number of fake accounts.

  16. Al Jazeera

    What’s behind Elon Musk’s decision to cancel the Twitter deal? (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Twitter says it will take legal action against Elon Musk for pulling out of a takeover deal.

  17. FOX Business

    Twitter slams Musk's move to end acquisition deal as 'invalid and wrongful' in legal filing (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    Twitter's legal team claimed that Elon Musk's "purported termination" of the $44 billion buyout deal is "invalid and wrongful" in a filing with the SEC Sunday.

  18. WFMZ Allentown

    EXPLAINER: What happens next in the Musk-Twitter saga? (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    Elon Musk and Twitter are bracing for a legal fight after the billionaire said Friday he was abandoning his $44 billion bid for the social media company. Twitter is vowing

  19. Al Jazeera

    Twitter drama to shift to courts as Musk calls off deal (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    It’s also possible that both sides reach a settlement whereby Musk still makes the acquisition, but at a lower price.

  20. The Guardian

    Twitter must press case against Elon Musk for takeover termination | Nils Pratley (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    An agreement on an offer should on principle be binding, not a step in a renegotiation strategy

  21. CNN

    Twitter's legal team calls Elon Musk's attempt to exit acquisition deal 'invalid and wrongful' (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Elon Musk wants to cancel his deal to buy Twitter, but the social media company is having none of it.

  22. CBS News

    Twitter stock falls as company and Elon Musk dig in for legal fight (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    After billionaire Elon Musk said that he was abandoning his $44 billion buyout, Twitter vowed to pursue him in court.

  23. Insider

    Inside Twitter as Elon Musk nixes deal to buy company (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    The biggest story in tech right now is Twitter's internal response to Elon Musk's decision to back out of his agreement to buy the company.

  24. Insider

    Here's what Elon Musk backing out of Twitter deal means for Wall Street (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Today's biggest story is Elon Musk's decision to back out of buying Twitter. Banks will pocket a smaller fee pool if the deal doesn't close.

  25. Breitbart News

    Twitter Prepares for Legal Battle with Elon Musk over Failed Buyout (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Twitter has reportedly hired merger law experts Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz LLP as it plans to sue Tesla CEO Elon Musk over his decision to drop his $44 billion takeover of the company.

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