Giuseppe Pampena v. Elon R.Musk

  1. March 20, 2026

    Jury Says Musk Defrauded Twitter Investors In $44B Buyout

    A California federal jury found on Friday that Elon Musk committed securities fraud in a civil trial over claims the tech billionaire made false or misleading statements about Twitter's fake "bot" accounts problem in a bid to ditch or renegotiate his $44 billion deal to acquire the social media platform.

  2. March 17, 2026

    Were Musk's Tweets 'Deliberate' Or 'Stupid'? Jury To Decide

    Elon Musk made "deliberate and carefully devised" statements to drive down Twitter's stock price after offering $44 billion for the company, Twitter investors' counsel told a California federal jury during closing arguments Tuesday, while Musk's lawyer insisted that there's no evidence of securities fraud and that it's not a crime to "tweet stupid things."

  3. March 16, 2026

    Don't 'Grimace, Nod, Laugh': Judge Breyer Slams Musk's Attys

    U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer scolded Elon Musk's Quinn Emanuel counsel during a hearing Monday ahead of closing arguments in California litigation alleging that Musk tanked Twitter's stock to get out of his $44 billion acquisition deal, saying he wouldn't "sit here and watch lawyers grimace, nod, laugh in court."

  4. March 13, 2026

    Dorsey Defends Twitter Bot Count In Trial Over Musk Takeover

    Ex-Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey stood by 2022 company statements that bots made up less than 5% of accounts on the platform during video depositions shown Friday in a California federal trial over investor claims that Elon Musk deliberately tanked the company's stock with misstatements about fake accounts to renegotiate the $44 billion deal.

  5. March 13, 2026

    Musk Banker Tells Jury Twitter Held Up Takeover Deal

    An ex-Morgan Stanley banker who advised Elon Musk on his $44 billion Twitter acquisition testified Thursday in a trial seeking billions for investors claiming Musk tanked the social media company's stock to disrupt the takeover, saying Twitter was the one that obstructed the deal.

  6. March 10, 2026

    Alex Spiro Says Twitter Atty 'Misremembering' Offer To Settle

    Elon Musk attorney Alex Spiro testified before a California federal jury Tuesday that a lead Twitter lawyer who said Spiro tried to renegotiate Musk's $44 billion deal to buy the social media platform was "misremembering," saying Twitter's counsel offered the discount and asked for legal waivers over the company's bot claims.

  7. March 10, 2026

    Musk's Team Warned 'WWIII' Over Twitter Deal, Atty Testifies

    After Twitter sued Elon Musk for terminating his $44 billion deal to buy the social media platform, Musk's legal team said their client would launch "World War III" against the company's board if forced to go through with the transaction, a Wilson Sonsini lawyer who led the deal for Twitter told a California federal jury Monday.

  8. March 06, 2026

    Breyer Urges Attys In Heated Twitter Investor Trial To Cool Off

    The judge overseeing a California federal trial over Twitter investors' allegations that Elon Musk intentionally tanked the company's stock urged lawyers to cool down over the weekend and "gain composure," after a heated fight in which a lawyer for the investors called a Musk attorney's conduct disgraceful.

  9. March 05, 2026

    Twitter 'Lied' About Bots, Musk Says At Stock Fraud Trial

    Elon Musk continued his testimony in California federal court Thursday in litigation over Twitter investors' claims he publicly trashed the company to get a better deal on his buyout, calling Twitter's claims about bots on the platform "utterly absurd" and contending "they lied in public SEC documents repeatedly."

  10. March 04, 2026

    Musk Tells Jury 'Biased' Judge Forced His Twitter Buy

    Elon Musk testified Wednesday in a California federal trial over Twitter investors' claims that the billionaire tanked the company's stock to get a better deal and said he paid the full $44 billion offer price because the Delaware Chancery judge overseeing litigation over the sale was "extremely biased" against him.