Technology,
Labor/Employment
Nov. 5, 2024
Musk's motion to dismiss Twitter executives' benefits lawsuit denied
Musk argued the equitable relief the plaintiffs sought was not available as a matter of law because he was acting as an employer, not a fiduciary, when he fired them following his acquisition of Twitter. U.S. District Judge Maxine M. Chesney in San Francisco disagreed.
Elon Musk and his social media company, X, unsuccessfully challenged a federal claim that he unlawfully fired former senior executives and a general counsel to avoid paying them severance benefits after a federal judge found the allegations were sufficiently pled.
Musk's motion to dismiss the claim argued the equitable relief the plaintiffs sought was not available as a matter of law because he was acting as an employer, not a fiduciary, when he fired them following his acquis...
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