Judge tells Elon Musk he can't stall Twitter trial
] that request. She sided with Twitter and agreed extending the case would financially harm the company.
"Twitter 'has suffered increased employee attrition,' which 'undermin[es] the company's ability to pursue its operations goals. The company has been forced for months to manage under the constraints of a repudiated merger agreement. I am convinced that even four weeks' delay would risk further harm to Twitter too great to justify," she wrote today.
She is, however, going to allow Musk to include the allegations by Zatko in his counterclaims against Twitter."I am reticent to say more concerning the merits of the counterclaims at this posture before they have been fully litigated. The world will have to wait for the post-trial decision," her ruling stated.
Text messages revealed during a pre-trial hearing this week show Musk had second thoughts about buying Twitter in May, citing concerns about Russia's invasion of Ukraine. He texted his bankers urging them to"slow down" and said"it won't make sense to buy Twitter if we're heading into World War 3," the Financial Times
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