Delaware Chancery Court Judge Kathaleen McCormick, who is overseeing the lawsuit between Twitter Inc. and Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk on Thursday ruled that the billionaire can amend his countersuit to include the $7.8 million severance payment the social media company paid to whistleblower Peiter Zatko.
This is considered a small victory for Musk, as Twitter went ahead and made the payment on June 28, violating the terms of the contract it signed with Musk regarding his proposed takeover.
