Twitter Sues Musk After He Tries Backing Out of $44B Deal

Re:Twitter Sues Musk After He Tries Backing Out of $44B Deal by paulpauper on Tuesday July 12, 2022 @05:16PM (#32075796)

I think it's very unlikely twitter gets $44 billion. More likely elon will pay a fine or negotiate a lower price.

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Re:Twitter Sues Musk After He Tries Backing Out of $44B Deal by minimaxir on Tuesday July 12, 2022 @05:21PM (#32075842)

It's too late for both possibilities.

The only way Elon pays less money is if it's a settlement in which he does not get ownership of Twitter. (or wins the lawsuit)

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Re:Twitter Sues Musk After He Tries Backing Out of $44B Deal by TillE on Tuesday July 12, 2022 @06:17PM (#32076405)

I can't imagine Twitter accepting less than $10 billion or so, given the damage this has caused to the company and its stock price, and I can't imagine Musk agreeing to pay that much for nothing.

It's pretty unusual for a lawsuit, but I would expect this one to end with the judge having to enforce the contract.

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