The legal showdown between Twitter and Elon Musk is finally set to go to trial on October 17 and will last five days, according to a court schedule published this week.earlier this month, accusing the tech billionaire of breaching the terms of an agreement where he offered to acquire the social media biz for $54.20 a share in cash, a deal worth an estimated $44 billion.
Twitter's lawyers filed a lawsuit in Delaware against the world's richest man, seeking damages and more, and urged judges to expedite the case and set a trial date for September. The hearing has now officially been set for Monday, October 17 to 21 []. Legal teams representing both sides will have to finalize documents, and select expert witnesses over the next coming months.