US judge rejects Elon Musk's bid to set aside Twitter fraud verdict
US District Judge Charles Breyer in San Francisco also denied Musk's motion to decertify the class of investors, and granted the investors' motion for prejudgment interest.
US District Judge Charles Breyer in San Francisco also denied Musk's motion to decertify the class of investors, and granted the investors' motion for prejudgment interest.
A federal judge on Monday rejected Elon Musk's bid to dismiss a recent jury verdict finding that the world's richest person defrauded Twitter investors when buying the social media company, despite finding that Musk was not liable for one of his challenged tweets.
Attorneys for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Elon Musk will appear before a federal judge on Wednesday to argue for their $1.5 million settlement over the billionaire's purchase of Twitter, potentially shedding further light on the years-long dispute between the parties.
A federal judge on Friday declined to quickly approve the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's $1.5 million settlement with Elon Musk over his purchase of Twitter, saying she wants more information about whether the accord is fair and how it was reached.
The SEC and Elon Musk agreed to settle a lawsuit filed last year by the regulator against the world's richest person. Musk was sued by the SEC for allegedly violating securities law in the run-up to his purchase of Twitter in 2022.