Twitter-Musk Legal Fight Officially Ends as Judge Dismisses Suit

Twitter Inc.’s four-month court battle with new owner Elon Musk is officially over, after one of the most contentious merger fights in US history.

Delaware Chancery Court Judge Kathaleen St. J. McCormick on Tuesday dismissed the lawsuit Twitter filed in July after Musk sought to pull out of the $44 billion acquisition. He later changed his mind, and completed the purchase last month.

At the request of both Twitter and Musk, McCormick dismissed “any and all claims and counterclaims” over the billionaire entrepreneur’s bid to walk away from his $54.20-per-share bid.

Musk has faced a rocky transition as ...