Twitter Lawsuit Against Elon Musk Set for Tense First Hearing as Sides Clash Over Trial Timetable

Tesla CEO Elon Musk arrives at Manhattan federal court for a hearing on his fraud settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in New York on April 4, 2019. Brendan McDermid/Reuters

Twitter and Elon Musk are set to square off in a Delaware court for the first time on Tuesday in a hearing that will likely see the two sides wrangle over the trial timetable.

The judge overseeing Twitter’s lawsuit against Musk said in a letter that she has tested positive for COVID-19 and that a hearing in the case would proceed virtually on July 19 in Delaware’s Court of Chancery.