Elon Musk Not Expected In Delaware For First Court Hearing In Twitter Case

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The primary courtroom listening to within the Twitter v. Elon Musk matter is about for Tuesday at 11 a.m. We’re advised the listening to, which is scheduled for 90 minutes, might be held through Zoom.

A clerk for the courtroom advised a CBS Information Producer that they’re assuming Musk is not going to be current in Delaware for the listening to.

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The Honorable Chancellor Kathaleen St. J. McCormick has been assigned the listening to within the Delaware Court docket of Chancery. McCormick was sworn into the courtroom as a Vice Chancellor in 2018 and was elevated to Chancellor in 2021.

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She is the primary feminine Chancellor within the courtroom’s historical past. There are seven Chancellors.

Twitter has filed this “movement to expedite proceedings” to “allow Twitter to safe the good thing about its discount, to deal with Musk’s persevering with breaches, and to guard Twitter and its stockholders from the persevering with market danger and operational hurt ensuing from Musk’s try and bully his means out of an hermetic merger settlement” as said in courtroom paperwork.

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Moreover, Twitter argues that an expedited trial permits decision earlier than the deal’s Oct. 24 drop useless date. No ruling is anticipated on the listening to. The decide can rule anytime after.