Attorneys for Tesla CEO Elon Musk asked at a bipartisan hearing Tuesday that the start of the trial over the withdrawal of the Twitter deal be pushed back to November instead of October, and that information contained in a complaint filed by a former security official at the site be added. Tweets to file.
According to the Wall Street Journal, lawyers for each side took turns to present their motions before Delaware Supreme Court Justice Kathleen McCormick.
Musk’s lawyers asked for the inclusion of a report from Peter Zatko, who served as Twitter’s security chief until he was fired earlier this year, in which he alleged in his complaint to US authorities that the company misled regulators about weak defenses. Cyber security and their laxity in trying to mislead. To eliminate fake accounts that spread false information.
Andrew Rossman, one of Musk’s lawyers, said the trial should be pushed back to November “because it’s abundantly clear to us that the current timeline is no longer working.”
Musk accuses the platform of lying about the volume of fake accounts and fake messages published on social networks, and to justify his withdrawal from a $44 billion deal to buy the social network and its unilateral termination in early July. has cited excuses. .
Since then, Twitter and Musk have filed lawsuits. They will go to a five-day trial starting on October 17.
Musk is asking to withdraw from the deal, while Twitter is asking a judge to require him to buy the company for the agreed price of $54.20 per share.
At the Aug. 26 hearing, Judge McCormick asked the social networking site for data on 9,000 user accounts used to conduct an audit of fake and fake accounts in the last quarter of 2021, in addition to the methods used to identify them. were taken, he requested. These accounts
Twitter argued that this could breach data protection, but the judge required a limited number of people with expertise in law and data analysis to see it.
Rossman said Tuesday that Twitter was not responding to their questions and requests, accusing the social networking site of trying to hide information.
Twitter’s lawyer, Bradley Wilson, responded by saying that the social media company’s team was working around the clock to meet the defendant’s demands, which he described as “unreasonable,” adding that “Twitter has nothing to hide.”
The Wall Street Journal says Tuesday’s hearing shows how contentious the legal battle has become and marks another escalation in the dispute.
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