Elon Musk’s attorneys allege Twitter is pushing for an unreasonably quick trial over allegations the Tesla and SpaceX CEO improperly ended his $44 billion bid to purchase the social media platform, stories Bloomberg. “Twitter’s sudden request for warp speed after two months of foot-dragging and obfuscation is its latest tactic to shroud the truth about spam accounts long enough to railroad defendants into closing,” Musk’s authorized group wrote in a criticism filed Friday in response to Twitter’s July twelfth lawsuit.
The two sides are pushing for the case to be thought of on dramatically completely different timelines. Noting the deal has an October twenty fourth “drop-dead date,” Twitter requested for a four-day trial that will conclude earlier than the top of September. Meanwhile, Musk’s group says the case ought to go to trial no prior to February thirteenth, 2023.
“The core dispute over false and spam accounts is fundamental to Twitter’s value,” Musk’s attorneys wrote, reiterating the billionaire’s declare that Twitter falsely represented the amount of bots on its platform. “It is also extremely fact and expert intensive, requiring substantial time, requiring substantial time for discovery.”
Thankfully, neither aspect should wait lengthy to search out out when proceedings begin. On Friday, Delaware Chancery Court Judge Kathaleen McCormick scheduled a 90-minute listening to for July nineteenth. The session will see McCormick hear arguments for a September trial.