Judge halts Twitter-Musk case, sets Oct. 28 deadline to close deal

Elon Musk asked a Delaware judge to halt Twitter's lawsuit against him over their troubled takeover negotiations

Elon Musk asked a Delaware judge to halt Twitter's lawsuit against him over their troubled takeover negotiations

A US judge on Thursday suspended litigation in the saga over Elon Musk's proposed $44-billion takeover of Twitter, giving the parties until October 28 to finalize the on-again, off-again megadeal.

With an October 17 trial date on Twitter's breach-of-contract suits against Musk looming, the unpredictable Tesla boss did an about-face on Tuesday, reviving his $44-billion takeover plan on condition the Delaware court halt the lawsuit against him.