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McMillian v. Musk et al

  1. December 17, 2024

    X Can't Seal Corporate Info In $500M Severance Dispute

    A California federal judge refused Tuesday to allow X Corp. and Elon Musk to file under seal the company's corporate disclosure statement in a dispute over X's failure to adequately pay severance to former workers, saying there's no evidence that disclosing this information would harm the company.

  2. July 10, 2024

    X Corp., Musk Dodge $500M Severance Suit

    X Corp. and Elon Musk can escape claims they owe former employees $500 million in severance following the business mogul's purchase of the social platform formerly known as Twitter, a California federal judge ruled, saying the facts don't show that federal benefits law governed the payments workers received.

  3. April 17, 2024

    Discovery In $500M Severance Fight Against X, Musk Will Wait

    A California federal judge paused discovery in a suit claiming X, formerly Twitter, owes $500 million in severance to the workers the company laid off after Elon Musk's takeover, saying the court should wait to sort out the company's dismissal bid.

  4. April 08, 2024

    Workers Oppose X Corp.'s Bid To Stall $500M Severance Suit

    Two workers asked a California federal court to deny a request from X, formerly Twitter, to pause discovery in their suit alleging it stiffed employees on $500 million in severance pay when it conducted mass layoffs following Elon Musk's takeover, saying the move will create unnecessary delay.

  5. March 08, 2024

    4 Severance Cases Stemming From Musk's X Corp. Takeover

    A recently filed suit from four executives alleging Elon Musk cheated them out of severance pay adds to the legal fallout that Musk and X Corp. are facing in the aftermath of the tech billionaire's $44 billion acquisition of the company formerly known as Twitter.

  6. February 13, 2024

    Ex-Twitter Workers Say Severance Plan Existed In $500M Suit

    The company formerly known as Twitter had a severance plan, workers laid off in the wake of ex-CEO Elon Musk's takeover told a California federal judge, fighting Musk and X's argument that the $500 million lawsuit should be tossed because no such plan existed.

  7. January 10, 2024

    X, Musk Want 'Fantastical' $500M Severance Suit Axed

    X and its billionaire ex-CEO Elon Musk asked a California federal court Tuesday to toss a proposed class action by laid-off workers seeking $500 million in severance, arguing the allegations are "fantastical" because there's never been a severance plan, and even if there were, Musk isn't a fiduciary.

  8. October 16, 2023

    Ex-Twitter Workers Point To Musk's Liability In Severance Row

    Former Twitter employees amended their proposed class action alleging Elon Musk and X Corp., formerly Twitter, owe at least $500 million in severance to those terminated after Musk purchased the company, adding details to claims that Musk is personally liable for denying these benefits.

  9. July 12, 2023

    Fired Twitter Workers Owed $500M In Severance, Suit Says

    Twitter's former CEO Elon Musk, its successor company, and other individuals and entities owe at least $500 million in unpaid severance to workers who were laid off after Musk acquired the company in October, according to a proposed class action filed Wednesday in California federal court.