<p>Twitter Inc will question Elon Musk under oath in Delaware next week as part of the litigation in the billionaire's bid to walk away from his $44 billion deal for the social media company.</p>.<p>A Tuesday filing in Delaware's Court of Chancery said Musk's deposition is scheduled for September 26-27 and may stretch into September 28 if necessary.</p>.<p>The two sides are locked in an increasingly acrimonious legal battle that has swept up of some of the biggest names in Silicon Valley and Wall Street.</p>.<p>Subpoenas have being issued to billionaire Larry Ellison, the co-founder of Oracle Corp, Intel Corp's former Chief Executive Officer Robert Swan and Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, who is currently chief executive of Block Inc.</p>.<p>A five-day trial is scheduled to begin on Oct. 17 in Wilmington, Delaware.</p>.<p>Each side has accused the other of breaking the April takeover agreement. Twitter wants a judge to order Musk, who is chief executive of Tesla Inc and the world's richest person, to buy the company as agreed for $54.20 per share.</p>.<p>Shares in San Francisco-based company were down slightly in early Tuesday trading at $41.54.</p>
<p>Twitter Inc will question Elon Musk under oath in Delaware next week as part of the litigation in the billionaire's bid to walk away from his $44 billion deal for the social media company.</p>.<p>A Tuesday filing in Delaware's Court of Chancery said Musk's deposition is scheduled for September 26-27 and may stretch into September 28 if necessary.</p>.<p>The two sides are locked in an increasingly acrimonious legal battle that has swept up of some of the biggest names in Silicon Valley and Wall Street.</p>.<p>Subpoenas have being issued to billionaire Larry Ellison, the co-founder of Oracle Corp, Intel Corp's former Chief Executive Officer Robert Swan and Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, who is currently chief executive of Block Inc.</p>.<p>A five-day trial is scheduled to begin on Oct. 17 in Wilmington, Delaware.</p>.<p>Each side has accused the other of breaking the April takeover agreement. Twitter wants a judge to order Musk, who is chief executive of Tesla Inc and the world's richest person, to buy the company as agreed for $54.20 per share.</p>.<p>Shares in San Francisco-based company were down slightly in early Tuesday trading at $41.54.</p>