October 16, 2025
Elon Musk and investors of X, formerly known as Twitter, are headed toward trial in a class action suit accusing the billionaire of intentionally tanking the social media platform's stock price, after a California federal judge denied the parties' cross-motions for an early win in the case.
October 14, 2025
Elon Musk should be allowed to keep lead trial counsel Alex Spiro since the investors accusing the billionaire of trying to tank Twitter's stock waited until the last minute to attempt to disqualify Spiro, who has Musk's consent to his being both trial counsel and witness, Musk told a California federal judge.
October 07, 2025
A certified class of former Twitter investors accusing Elon Musk of tanking the social media platform's stock during acquisition negotiations has urged a California federal judge to disqualify Musk's proposed lead trial counsel Alex Spiro before a January trial, arguing he's a "critical first-hand witness" and may testify, according to documents unsealed Monday.
August 18, 2025
Elon Musk has asked a California federal judge to dismiss claims brought by a class of former Twitter investors in litigation accusing the right-wing billionaire of intentionally tanking the social media platform's stock price, arguing his statements made ahead of the deal are accurate.
April 17, 2025
Elon Musk on Thursday pushed back against a trial schedule proposed by a class of former Twitter investors in litigation accusing the right-wing billionaire of intentionally tanking the social media platform's stock price, saying the investors have caused the case to "languish."
April 04, 2025
Elon Musk's attorney has said it's "outrageous" that a class of former Twitter investors is trying to depose the attorney in a case accusing Musk of intentionally tanking the social media platform's stock price, telling a California federal judge the move threatens to undermine his attorney-client relationship.
March 21, 2025
A class of investors suing Elon Musk over allegations he tried to smear Twitter to lower the price of his $44 billion acquisition of the site says one of Musk's Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP attorneys and close advisers has refused to accept service of a subpoena to be deposed and should be served by alternative means.
March 07, 2025
Elon Musk has agreed to sit for a deposition in early April in a proposed shareholder class action accusing him of fraudulently claiming Twitter had a bot problem to get out of his $44 billion acquisition of the site, his attorneys said Friday.
January 24, 2025
The Ninth Circuit on Friday rebuffed Elon Musk's request to immediately appeal a California federal judge's decision to certify a class of thousands of Twitter investors over claims the billionaire businessman fraudulently tweeted about the social media company's alleged bot problem to get out of his $44 billion acquisition.
September 27, 2024
A California federal judge on Friday certified a class of thousands of Twitter investors over claims Elon Musk fraudulently tweeted about the social media company's alleged bot problem to get out of his $44 billion acquisition, rebuffing the billionaire businessman's contention that individual issues in the suit eclipse common questions.