In a hearing in Wilmington, the judge made clear she saw little merit in Musk’s scheduling arguments, saying his lawyers ‘underestimate the ability of this court to quickly process’ complex disputes in merger-and-acquisition cases. — Los Angeles Times/TNS
Twitter Inc scored an early win against Elon Musk in its fight to make him complete his US$44bil (RM195.73bil) buyout, as a Delaware judge agreed to fast-track the case with an October trial date.
Chancery Court Chief Judge Kathaleen St. J. McCormick on Tuesday scheduled the trial for five days in the fall, instead of two weeks in February as the billionaire requested. Twitter argued it was suffering under the Tesla Inc founder’s withdrawal from the deal and disparagement of the social media company.
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