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Twitter-Musk Legal Fight Officially Ends as Judge Dismisses Suit

Musk backed off bid to exit takeover deal, now owns company
Both sides agreed to end claims after four-month court battle

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Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg

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By Jef Feeley

November 15, 2022 at 4:46 PM UTC

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Twitter Inc.’s four-month court battle with new owner Elon Musk is officially over, after one of the most contentious merger fights in US history.

Delaware Chancery Court Judge Kathaleen St. J. McCormick on Tuesday dismissed the lawsuit Twitter filed in July after Musk sought to pull out of the $44 billion acquisition. He later changed his mind, and completed the purchase last month.