Delaware court denies Musk request to delay Twitter trial but approves request to add whistleblower claims

A Delaware tribunal denied Elon Musk's petition to hold the proceedings implicit his effort to wantonness a $44 cardinal woody to bargain Twitter, according to a caller filing released connected Wednesday.

But the billionaire Tesla CEO volition beryllium allowed to adhd claims from a Twitter whistleblower to his countersuit, Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick ruled.

The proceedings is expected to statesman connected October 17, earlier than the mid-November day Musk's squad requested successful its latest push.

"I antecedently rejected Defendants' arguments successful effect to Twitter's question to expedite, making wide that the longer the hold until trial, the greater the hazard of irreparable harm to Twitter," McCormick wrote. "I americium convinced that adjacent 4 weeks' hold would hazard further harm to Twitter excessively large to justify."

Still, McCormick said Musk's petition to amend his counterclaim clears the comparatively "low bar" of the court's rules for doing so. Musk's lawyers asked to adhd claims related to the whistleblower ailment precocious made public by Twitter's erstwhile caput of security, Peiter "Mudge" Zatko. Musk's squad argued the complaint, which elaborate what Zatko alleged were egregious information failings by the company, would amusement Twitter breached its presumption of the merger statement if true.

Shortly aft Zatko's allegations became public, Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal said successful a memo to employees archetypal reported by CNN that portion they were inactive reviewing the complaint, it "is a mendacious communicative that is riddled with inconsistencies and inaccuracies, and presented without important context." 

McCormick said Musk's squad would beryllium entitled to lone "incremental discovery" based connected the caller allegations, including "targeted papers find and minimal further experts and information witnesses."

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