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A judge ruled that Twitter’s case against Elon Musk can move to trial in October, in a victory for the company as it tries to resolve its costly conflict with Musk as quickly as possible.
Twitter sued Musk earlier this month, after the billionaire attempted to walk away from a $44 billion acquisition offer he made in April. Musk shot back by claiming that Twitter had failed to provide him with adequate information about fake accounts, or “bots,” on the site, giving him license to renege on the deal.
Kathaleen McCormick, the chancellor of the Delaware Court of Chancery, ruled Tuesday that the case would go to trial in October, only slightly later than Twitter had requested, saying that an extended trial schedule like the one Musk’s team suggested could cause “irreparable harm” to the company.