Delaware court denies Musk request to hold off Twitter trial but approves request to incorporate whistleblower statements

This illustration photograph taken on August 5, 2022 shows a cellphone displaying a image of Elon Musk placed on a computer system keep an eye on crammed with Twitter logos in Washington, DC.

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A Delaware court denied Elon Musk’s request to delay the demo in excess of his endeavor to abandon a $44 billion deal to purchase Twitter, in accordance to a new filing launched on Wednesday.

But the billionaire Tesla CEO will be permitted to increase promises from a Twitter whistleblower to his countersuit, Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick ruled.

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