Elon Musk‘s lawyers are attempting to block a quick trial in the lawsuit over his backing out of a deal to buy Twitter, according to a report.
Musk’s lawyers have pushed for a trial to start in February 2023 at the earliest and are opposed to Twitter’s push for a quick trial, according to a report from Bloomberg.
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The report says Musk’s legal team is requesting a longer trial and later start date in a court filing with the Delaware Court of Chancery.
“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 lawyers said in a filing, according to the report.
The Washington Examiner reached out to Twitter for comment.
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The reported filing from Musk’s lawyers comes as proceedings in the Twitter lawsuit are set to begin next week.
Musk backed out of a $44 billion deal to acquire Twitter, citing a lack of transparency in terms of how many bot accounts are on the platform. Twitter has sued Musk to push the acquisition deal through.
