Twitter Trial Against Musk Is Halted to Allow Deal to Close (3)

A Delaware judge halted a court case against Elon Musk over his $44 billion purchase of Twitter Inc., giving the parties more time to complete the deal.

Delaware Chancery Judge Kathaleen St. J. McCormick said if the transaction isn’t done by 5 p.m. on Oct. 28, she will set new trial dates in November, according to an order issued Thursday.

The ruling hands a partial victory to Musk, who earlier in the day had asked the judge to pause Twitter’s lawsuit against him ahead of an Oct. 17 trial date. But it also gives Musk a deadline by ...