A judge on Thursday delayed Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover trial, giving him three weeks to close his deal to buy the social media platform for $44 billion after months of his trying to get out of the deal.
The Tesla CEO had on Thursday asked Chancellor Kathaleen St. Jude McCormick, head of Delaware’s Court of Chancery, to halt an expedited trial scheduled for Oct. 17, arguing the need for the trial was moot in light of his renewed offer.
In a win for Musk, McCormick said the deal needs to be closed by Oct. 28 or the trial originally set for mid-October will happen in November….