Musk Seeks To Block Twitter's Fast-Track Trial Over $44 Billion Deal
Elon Musk's lawyers, in papers filed with the Delaware Chancery Court, said Twitter's "unjustifiable request to rush this $44 billion merger case to trial in just two months" should be rejected.
San Francisco:
Elon
Musk filed a motion on Friday opposing Twitter Inc's request to fast-track a
trial over his plan to terminate his $44 billion deal for the social media
firm.
Musk's lawyers, in papers filed with the Delaware Chancery
Court, said Twitter's "unjustifiable request to rush this $44 billion
merger case to trial in just two months" should be rejected.
The
lawyers have requested for a trial date on or after Feb. 13 next year.
Twitter
did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Shares
of Twitter were down about 1% in extended trading.
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