Ahead of Elon Musk’s Deposition, Judge Denies His Legal Team’s Waiver Request for Twitter’s Privilege to Documents

Ahead of Elon Musk’s Deposition, Judge Denies His Legal Team’s Waiver Request for Twitter’s Privilege to Documents
SpaceX founder Elon Musk during a T-Mobile and SpaceX joint event, in Boca Chica Beach, Texas, on Aug. 25, 2022. Michael Gonzalez/Getty Images
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Delaware Chancery Court Judge Kathaleen McCormick on Friday denied Elon Musk’s request for a blanket waiver of Twitter Inc.’s claim of attorney-client privilege as grounds for withholding documents.

The judge noted in the letter issued on Friday that Twitter has asserted attorney-client privilege over 7,220 documents and that Musk’s legal team has challenged the legitimacy of the claims and the adequacy of Twitter’s privilege log.