3:17 p.m., July 16, 2022
Twitter has decided to sue Elon Musk, following his renunciation of buying the social network, and, in this context, it has requested an accelerated procedure for the trial which will oppose them. But, this Friday, the businessman filed a lawsuit so that it does not take place before next year. US media cited a court document in which the Tesla boss’s lawyers accuse Twitter’s board of directors of wanting to rush the case. Lawsuits have been launched against Elon Musk to force him to buy the social network according to the agreed price, namely 44 billion dollars.
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Thus, the leaders would like the trial to open in September, so as not to prolong the period of uncertainty which partially paralyzes the company. For his part, Elon Musk asked not to start before February 13, given the complexity of the elements to be examined.
Fake accounts against “hypocrisy and bad faith”
The billionaire had agreed at the end of April to buy Twitter, but he announced last week that he was terminating the agreement. For him, the board of directors would not have provided reliable information on the number of fake accounts active on the social network.
While Twitter accuses Elon Musk “ of hypocrisy » et « dishonest “In his complaint, the businessman’s lawyers assure that the trial will require to analyze ” mountains of data to prove, as Elon Musk claims, that the platform is filled with fake accounts, rogue accounts and spam, far more than the 5% claimed by the company.
Twitter lawyers say Tesla boss “ pretended to ‘suspend’ the deal pending fulfillment of imaginary conditions, failed in its obligation to find funding (…) breached its duty of confidentiality (and) misused confidential information “. They also state that ” Twitter has suffered and will continue to suffer irreparable harm from these breaches. “. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Tuesday in a court specializing in business law in the state of Delaware.
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