{"id":1188686,"date":"2023-10-04T12:05:13","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T16:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1188686"},"modified":"2023-10-04T12:05:13","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T16:05:13","slug":"musk-cant-dodge-payments-to-ex-twitter-execs-he-fired-judge-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1188686","title":{"rendered":"Musk can\u2019t dodge payments to ex-Twitter execs he fired, judge rules"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"rss-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"intro-image intro-left\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/getty-parag-agrawal-800x582-1.jpg\" alt=\"Former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal walking outside while wearing a casual shirt and jeans.\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\" style=\"font-size:0.8em\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/getty-parag-agrawal.jpg\" class=\"enlarge-link\" data-height=\"1819\" data-width=\"2500\">Enlarge<\/a> <span class=\"sep\">\/<\/span> Then-Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal walks to a morning session during the Allen &amp; Company Sun Valley Conference on July 7, 2022, in Sun Valley, Idaho. (credit: Getty Images | Kevin Dietsch )<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div><a name=\"page-1\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Elon Musk&#8217;s X Corp. has to pay $1.1 million in reimbursements for legal fees to former Twitter executives that he fired, including ex-CEO Parag Agrawal, a judge reportedly ruled yesterday. Delaware Court of Chancery Judge Kathaleen McCormick ruled against Musk&#8217;s firm during a hearing yesterday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2023-10-03\/ex-twitter-executives-win-1-1-million-legal-fees-from-musk-s-x\">Bloomberg reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The former Twitter executives said that after being fired by Musk, the company now known as X refused to reimburse them for expenses related to federal investigations and civil lawsuits. The former executives&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/tech-policy\/2023\/04\/ex-twitter-ceo-who-was-fired-by-musk-sues-company-over-unpaid-legal-expenses\/\">lawsuit filed<\/a> in April said the company &#8220;has breached its obligations&#8230; by refusing to advance Plaintiffs&#8217; Expenses.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;After hearing arguments, McCormick noted Delaware courts lean in favor of granting executives&#8217; request to have legal fees covered when tied to their actions on behalf of companies. She said she didn&#8217;t see any reason to deviate from the norm in the case,&#8221; Bloomberg wrote.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/?p=1973174#p3\">Read 10 remaining paragraphs<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/?p=1973174&amp;comments=1\">Comments<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource: Ars Technica &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/?p=1973174\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Musk can\u2019t dodge payments to ex-Twitter execs he fired, judge rules<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enlarge \/ Then-Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal walks to a morning session during the Allen &amp; Company Sun Valley Conference on July 7, 2022, in Sun Valley, Idaho. 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