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Re:Judge sets October trial for Musk-Twitter takeover dispute by nevi-me on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @03:12PM (#32156516)
If Twitter wants Musk to honour the deal, does it mean that they'd have to maintain whatever terms they can, e.g. not materially changing their operations (assuming Musk loses the "hiring and firing" part)?
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Re:Judge sets October trial for Musk-Twitter takeover dispute by gojomo on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @03:16PM (#32156566)
If Twitter seeks to enforce the agreement, yes, they should continue to comply from their side.

All reports of the purchase-agreement contract I've seen imply it's very seller-friendly, leaving Twitter plenty of typical-operations latitude to hire/fire/etc in response to business needs. (Proving a breach by Twitter Inc in those matters would likely require them doing something very drastic and abnormal.)

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Re:Judge sets October trial for Musk-Twitter takeover dispute by afiori on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @06:48PM (#32158987)
> something very drastic and abnormal

I have heard it described as "something that materially changes the long terms prospects of the company"

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Re:Judge sets October trial for Musk-Twitter takeover dispute by gamblor956 on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @03:33PM (#32156796)
Yes, and that actually factored into both Twitter's argument for having the hearing in September, and in the judge's ruling to have the trial in October.
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