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  1. January 02, 2026

    Shareholder Litigation To Watch In 2026

    A Fourth Circuit case that could be important to the future of class action practice, a dispute between Elon Musk and former Twitter shareholders and a high court battle over the Investment Company Act are all on the list of cases that securities practitioners will be following in 2026.

  2. October 23, 2025

    Musk Can't Lean On Atty Defense In Twitter Investor Dispute

    A New York federal judge on Thursday blocked Elon Musk from asserting that he relied on his attorneys' advice in deciding when to disclose that he had taken an ownership interest in Twitter, saying it wouldn't be fair to the platform's former shareholders to allow him to move forward with that defense.

  3. October 08, 2025

    Musk Ordered To Explain Attys' Role In Twitter Dispute

    Elon Musk must explain whether he plans to argue that he relied on legal advice to defend himself against a dispute over his acquisition of an ownership stake in Twitter, with a New York federal judge saying Musk's statements on the matter have so far been contradictory.

  4. August 20, 2025

    Twitter Shareholders Say Musk Can't Hide Behind Attys

    Twitter shareholders have asked a New York federal judge to force Elon Musk to either hand over discussions he had with his attorneys prior to his pre-acquisition purchase of Twitter shares or to declare that he does not plan to use the advice of counsel defense, saying Musk cannot use his attorneys as both "a sword and a shield."

  5. June 24, 2025

    Twitter Investors Seek Class Cert. In Suit Against Musk

    Shareholders of the social media company formerly known as Twitter have asked a New York federal judge to certify their proposed class in a suit accusing Elon Musk of failing to timely disclose his purchase of company stock back when it was publicly traded.

  6. June 05, 2025

    Bernstein Litowitz Can Hire Ex-SEC Atty Over Musk Objection

    A New York federal judge on Thursday gave the all-clear for investor-side firm Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP to hire the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's former litigation chief over the objections of Elon Musk.

  7. May 27, 2025

    'I Need To Be Careful': Judge Wades Into Musk-Firm Conflict

    A New York federal judge questioned his authority to weigh in on Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP's hiring decisions after it sought permission to employ a former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission attorney who Elon Musk claims could disadvantage him in a shareholder lawsuit, asking the firm and Musk to brief him on what may be an issue of first impression.

  8. May 08, 2025

    Musk Objects To New Job For SEC's Former Litigation Chief

    Elon Musk is opposing a move by plaintiff-side firm Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP to hire the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's former chief litigation counsel, arguing in a court filing that the lawyer "played a personal and substantial role" in suing Musk while at the SEC.

  9. April 23, 2025

    Bernstein Litowitz Looks To Hire SEC's Ex-Top Crypto Cop

    Investor-side firm Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP has disclosed in a court filing that it is seeking to hire Jorge Tenreiro, the former head of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's crypto enforcement unit as well as the onetime chief of the agency's entire litigation team.

  10. August 13, 2024

    Musk Can't Ax Fraud Suit Over Twitter Buy, Investors Say

    A pension fund has fired back at Elon Musk's bid to dismiss the rest of its amended proposed securities fraud class action in New York federal court that alleges the X Corp. CEO covertly bought more than 5% of Twitter's stocks to save more than $143 million before announcing his intent to buy the social media platform.