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Feb. 23, 2026

Sealed hearing held over Musk bid to narrow investors' claims

Attorneys for Elon Musk urged a federal judge to bar plaintiffs from advancing a stock price "scheme" theory at trial, arguing it was not properly pleaded in the securities lawsuit over his Twitter acquisition tweets. The judge ordered a sealed hearing for the discussion. 

Sealed hearing held over Musk bid to narrow investors' claims
Senior U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer

Parties in the securities lawsuit against Elon Musk over his tweets during the acquisition of Twitter held a last-minute hearing under seal Friday to discuss a supplemental brief filed by the defense in an attempt to get Senior U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer to change his stance on plaintiffs' theory that Musk carried out a scheme to lower Twitter's stock price.

The hearing, which took place over Zoom, lasted 51 minutes, according to court records, and included a po...

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