Elon Musk Responds to Twitter's Lawsuit Over $44B Deal

Elon Musk’s lawyers responded to Twitter’s lawsuit on Friday.

A hearing is scheduled on July 19 about Twitter’s request for a four-day trial in September.

Musk’s lawyers want a trial in February or at a later time.

Thelegal battlebetween billionaireElon MuskandTwitterover a $44 billion deal is heating up.

But Musk’s lawyers want to block that from happening.

Musk has a 9% stake in Twitter.

Twitter didn’t have a comment about the filing by Musk’s lawyers.