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Florida pension fund sues Elon Musk and Twitter to stop buyout

Florida’s state pension fund invests in Twitter and stands to gain $15m to $20m from the buyout.
Florida’s state pension fund invests in Twitter and stands to gain $15m to $20m from the buyout. Photograph: Dado Ruvić/Reuters

Elon Musk and Twitter were sued on Friday by a Florida pension fund seeking to stop Musk from completing his $44bn takeover of the social media company before 2025.

In a proposed class-action lawsuit filed in Delaware chancery court, the Orlando police pension fund said Delaware law forbade a quick merger because Musk had agreements with other big Twitter shareholders, including his financial adviser Morgan Stanley and Twitter founder Jack Dorsey, to support the buyout.

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