Twitter Buyout Investor Suit Can Proceed to Trial, Judge Says

A federal judge on Wednesday denied motions from both investors and Elon Musk in a lawsuit alleging Musk fanned uncertainty about his proposed buyout of the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, allowing the claims to proceed to trial.

In a single-page order, Judge Charles R. Breyer of the US District Court for the Northern District of California denied the parties’ motions for summary judgment because there were genuine issues of material fact. Breyer said he’d carefully reviewed both sides papers and found oral arguments on the motions, scheduled for Oct. 31, to be unnecessary.

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