Twitter Agreeable to October 17 Elon Musk Trial, Wants Commitment to Complete Trial in 5 Days

Twitter has pushed for the trial to hold Elon Musk to the deal to start as soon as possible, arguing that delay damages its business.

By Reuters | Updated: 28 July 2022 11:28 IST

Twitter Agreeable to October 17 Elon Musk Trial, Wants Commitment to Complete Trial in 5 Days

Elon Musk agreed to acquire the company for $54.20 per share

Highlights

Twitter went on to sign an agreement with Musk worth $44 billion in April
Elon Musk on Tuesday proposed a trial beginning on October 17
Shares of Twitter closed up 1.3 percent at $39.85 on Wednesday

Twitter does not object to a proposal by Elon Musk to start on October 17 a trial over Musk's bid to walk away from his $44 billion (roughly Rs. 3,37,465 crore) acquisition deal but the social media company wants a commitment to complete the trial in five days, Twitter said in a court filing on Wednesday.

Musk has said he needs time to complete a thorough investigation of what he says is Twitter's misrepresentation of fake accounts, which he said breached their deal terms.

He originally sought a February trial, but on Tuesday proposed an October 17 trial after a judge ruled the proceeding was to start in three months.

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Twitter has called the fake accounts a distraction and pushed for the trial to hold Musk to the deal to start as soon as possible, arguing that delay damages its business. It said in its court filing that Musk has offered no assurance a trial would be completed in five days, as ordered by the judge, Kathaleen McCormick of the Delaware Court of Chancery.

"Twitter sought that commitment because it believes Musk's objective remains to delay trial, render impracticable the Court's expedition order, and thus avoid adjudication of his contractual obligations," said the Twitter filing.

Attorneys for Musk, the world's richest person and chief executive of electric car maker Tesla, did not respond to requests for comment.

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Twitter also dismissed Musk's claims that the company was dragging its feet in responding to his demands for documents. Twitter said Musk is the one holding up the process by refusing to answer the company's complaint, which it said would clarify the issues and any counterclaims he may assert.

Shares of Twitter closed up 1.3 percent at $39.85 (roughly Rs. 3,100) on Wednesday. Musk agreed to acquire the company for $54.20 (roughly Rs. 4,300) a share.

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