https://techcrunch.com/2022/07/19/twitter-elon-musk-expedite-trial/

For the first time today, representatives for Elon Musk and Twitter faced off in court. So far, Twitter has a leg up.

As Twitter sues Musk to force him to close his $44 billion acquisition, the company wanted to fast-track the trial to take place in September over four days. But the SpaceX and Tesla CEO wanted to wait until February for a ten-day trial, saying that it would be unfair to go to court so soon. Today, Judge Kathaleen McCormick ruled that the Twitter v. Musk showdown will be expedited and take place in October, rather than in February. However, the court thinks that the case should be tried over five days, which is slightly longer than Twitter’s proposal.