The list of former Twitter employees, landlords and vendors suing the social media platform and Elon Musk is growing, with four ex-executives filing a lawsuit collectively seeking more than $128 million in unpaid severance.
The executives, including former chief executive Parag Agrawal and other top officers who engineered a lawsuit against Musk after he tried to back out of the $44 billion deal, allege in a complaint filed Monday in California federal court that they were fired for gross negligence or willful misconduct in a bid to deprive them of benefits. They accuse Musk of holding a “special ire” against them for forcing him to follow through with the acquisition.
The lawsuit is believed to be at least the 30th against X (formerly known as Twitter) over refusal to pay. After taking the helm, Musk proceeded to clean house by ousting several executives and roughly half of the employees. Several ex-employees have sued,...
The executives, including former chief executive Parag Agrawal and other top officers who engineered a lawsuit against Musk after he tried to back out of the $44 billion deal, allege in a complaint filed Monday in California federal court that they were fired for gross negligence or willful misconduct in a bid to deprive them of benefits. They accuse Musk of holding a “special ire” against them for forcing him to follow through with the acquisition.
The lawsuit is believed to be at least the 30th against X (formerly known as Twitter) over refusal to pay. After taking the helm, Musk proceeded to clean house by ousting several executives and roughly half of the employees. Several ex-employees have sued,...
- 3/5/2024
- by Winston Cho
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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