Twitter trial is still on, and Elon Musk probably deleted some Signal messages, judge says
by Elizabeth Lopatto from The Verge - All Posts on (#64DQ0)
Lille Allen / The Verge The Twitter trial is still on, says Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick in a new legal filing this morning. The judge - who is supervising the bench trial where Twitter is attempting to force Elon Musk to buy the company for $44 billion, as he agreed to do in April - says she has not received any filings for a stay, and so the lawyers should press full-steam ahead.
Musk's deposition is scheduled for tomorrow. One of the contentious issues in the case is whether Musk has turned over all records in his possession. In particular, Musk's advocacy for privacy-focused messaging service Signal has led Twitter's lawyers to suggest there are messages he should have turned over and didn't.
In McCormick's letter today, she says she believes Musk did...