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Litigation & Arbitration,
Labor/Employment

Dec. 20, 2023

X seeks to shield Musk from ex-worker's arbitration

X’s attorneys argued that the plaintiff’s request “simply seeks to harass Musk, increase the burden and costs to defendants of litigating the same exact claims in two separate fora and attempt to gain some kind of leverage.”

Attorneys for X Corp., formerly Twitter, asked a San Francisco judge to keep CEO Elon Musk out of a potential arbitration between the social media platform and a former technology manager suing for alleged breach of contract and wrongful termination.

The plaintiff claims that Twitter rescinded a $70,000 promotion package offered to prevent her from leaving for another company amid the turmoil of Musk’s purchase in the summer and fall of 20...

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