Tech billionaire Elon Musk is seeking to delay Twitter's lawsuit against him until next year.
UNITED STATES - Tesla chief Elon Musk asked a Delaware court Friday to reject a bid by Twitter to put their $44 billion merger lawsuit on trial in September, instead asking to push it back until next year.
Twitter on Tuesday sued Musk for breaching the contract he signed to buy the tech firm, calling his exit strategy "a model of hypocrisy." The social media giant wants to hold the trial in September so as not to prolong the period of uncertainty currently threatening the company. But Musk asked that the trial not start before February 13, citing the complexities involved.The billionaire had agreed to buy Twitter at the end of April. But after weeks of threats, Musk last week tried to pull the plug on the deal, accusing Twitter of "misleading" statements about the number of fake accounts.
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