Elon Musk has lost an attempt to delay a court battle over his abandonment of a $44bn takeover of Twitter, after a judge ruled that the case will be heard in October.
Legal experts said the ruling in Delaware was good news for Twitter, which had asked for a September start date for a trial.
Twitter is seeking a legal ruling that will force Musk to go ahead with an agreed transaction that values the company at $54.20 per share. Musk pulled out of the deal this month, citing concerns over the number of spam accounts on the social media platform.
