Judge pauses Twitter-Musk case

By Agence France-Presse

Oct 08, 2022 12:07 am

NEW YORK CITY: A US judge on Thursday (Friday in Manila) suspended litigation in the saga over Elon Musk's proposed $44-billion takeover of Twitter, giving the parties until October 28 to finalize the on-again, off-again megadeal.

Delaware Judge Kathaleen McCormick, ruling on a Musk request to freeze the case that had drawn a biting retort from Twitter, said a trial originally scheduled to begin in 11 days could be rescheduled for next month if a deal is not finalized.

LITIGATION HALTED In this file photo taken on April 26, 2022, the Twitter logo is seen at their headquarters in downtown San Francisco, California. Elon Musk asked a US judge on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022 (October 7 in Manila), to suspend Twitter’s lawsuit over their troubled takeover negotiations after the embattled social media company balked at the Tesla’s chief’s demand to freeze the litigation. AFP PHOTO

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