In blow for Musk, Twitter gets fast-tracked trial over $44b deal

In blow for Musk, Twitter gets fast-tracked trial over $44b deal

FILE PHOTO: People holding mobile phones are silhouetted against a backdrop projected with the Twitter logo in this illustration picture taken September 27, 2013. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Illustration/File Photo

Twitter Inc will get an October trial in its legal fight to hold Elon Musk to his $44 billion takeover, after a Delaware judge said on Tuesday the social media company deserved a quick resolution of the deal’s uncertainty.