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Twitter Gets a Win Over Musk With Trial Fast-Tracked for October
- Judge grants fast-tracked October trial; Musk wanted February
- Billionaire argues it’s rushed; Twitter claims foot-dragging
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Twitter Inc. scored an early win against Elon Musk in its fight to make him complete his $44 billion buyout, as a Delaware judge agreed to fast-track the case with an October trial date.
Chancery Court Chief Judge Kathaleen St. J. McCormick on Tuesday scheduled the trial for five days in the fall, instead of two weeks in February as the billionaire requested. Twitter argued it was suffering under the Tesla Inc. founder’s withdrawal from the deal and disparagement of the social media company.