Elon Musk’s lawyers on Friday filed a motion with the Delaware Chancery Court, marking Twitter’s motion to expedite the proceedings as an “unjustifiable request”. Tesla CEO Elon Musk claims the request for a short trial in the next two months is impossible as the case will be complicated and technical.
Musk requests a trial on or after February 13, 2023, balancing the interests of both parties and the court.
Elon Musk Files Motion Opposing a Fast-Track Trial
According to the latest filing on July 15, Elon Musk opposes Twitter’s motion to expedite the legal proceedings in September and claims the $44 billion merger case to trial in two months should be rejected.
Twitter filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk on Tuesday, alleging him for violating the deal based on inability to find the exact number of bots or spam accounts on Twitter. Twitter filed a motion to fast-track the trial, asking the court to order Musk to complete the deal at the agreed price of $54.20 per share.
The latest move by Elon Musk indicates a long, major legal battle between the two giants. In fact, Musk has requested the court to delay the trial to February next year based on the complexity and technical aspects of the case. Especially, the dispute over false and spam accounts that determines Twitter’s actual value.
