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Elon Musk's legal battle with Twitter wages on.

Attorneys for the Tesla co-founder—who is being sued for backing retired of a $44 cardinal woody to bargain the societal media platform—faced disconnected against Twitter's ineligible squad during a Sept. 6 proceeding successful the Delaware Court of Chancery. Both sides made oral arguments successful beforehand of a justice and presented respective cardinal findings into their respective cases, including text messages Musk allegedly sent aft announcing his plans to acquisition the communications company.

Before the hearing, Musk and his attorneys requested that Twitter's proceedings beryllium pushed backmost until November, claiming it had become "blindingly obvious" that the "current docket nary longer works." He besides sought to amend his sealed countersuit against Twitter successful airy of recent allegations implicit the company's cybersecurity practices.

From Musk's "World War III" concerns to his ineligible team's "suboptimal" efforts, present are the biggest bombshells from the hearing.

Judge Chides Elon Musk's Legal Team for "Suboptimal" Efforts

During the hearing, Chancellor Kathaleen St. Jude McCormick, the caput justice of the Delaware Court of Chancery, called retired Musk's attorneys for not getting to documents she had requested successful time. "I ordered you to bash the job," McCormick said, per Insider. "You had 2 custodians. Have you heard the saying: 'You had 1 job?'"

Calling their effect clip "suboptimal," she added, "You could person been diligent successful your efforts acold sooner."

Elon Musk Cited "World War III" Concerns successful Texts About Twitter Deal

In substance messages work aloud successful court, Musk expressed concerns to his banker astir however the geopolitical climate, peculiarly the invasion of Ukraine, could play a portion successful the deal. "Let's dilatory down conscionable a fewer days. Putin's code time is truly important," the May 8 substance read, according to the New York Times. "It won't marque consciousness to bargain Twitter if we're heading into World War III."

Twitter attorneys argued during the proceeding that the texts amusement however Musk was backing down from the woody for much idiosyncratic reasons, alternatively than his archetypal defense—which was outlined successful a missive penned by his lawyer to Twitter's board connected July 8—that the billionaire mogul was not moving guardant with the woody because "Twitter has not complied with its contractual obligations."

Elon Musk's Request to Postpone Trial Denied 

After proceeding arguments from some sides, the caput justice rejected Musk's question to person the proceedings moved to November, citing successful tribunal documents obtained by E! News that "the longer the hold until trial, the greater the hazard of irreparable harm to Twitter."

"Indeed, Twitter has represented that the anticipated hazard of harm has materialized implicit the course of this litigation," the caput justice wrote successful her decision. "I americium convinced that adjacent 4 weeks' hold would hazard further harm to Twitter excessively large to justify."

The proceedings is scheduled to commencement connected Oct. 17.

Elon Musk Allowed to Amend His Countersuit Against Twitter

While the proceedings day remains, Musk was granted the close to amend his countersuit to see allegations of negligence pertaining to the company's cybersecurity that had been precocious made nationalist by a erstwhile Twitter employee. In tribunal documents, Chancellor Kathaleen St. Jude McCormick wrote that the allegations "would beryllium grounds successful astir instances to licence an amendment," though she did declined to supply further details into her decision.

"I americium reticent to accidental much concerning the merits of the counterclaims astatine this posture earlier they person been afloat litigated," McCormick wrote. "The satellite volition person to hold for the post-trial decision."