Twitter and Elon Musk are set to square off in a Delaware court for the first time on Tuesday in a hearing that will likely see the two sides wrangle over the trial timetable.
The judge overseeing Twitter’s lawsuit against Musk said in a letter that she has tested positive for COVID-19 and that a hearing in the case would proceed virtually on July 19 in Delaware’s Court of Chancery.
Twitter has asked for an expedited trial in September, a motion opposed by Musk’s team, with Judge Kathaleen McCormick set to weigh both sides’ arguments and determine the path of the proceedings going forward….