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Twitter was sued yesterday by a consulting firm that claims it didn’t pay Elon Musk for the work he did in the lawsuit that finalized the company’s acquisition.
Charles River Associates (CRA) says it was hired by Twitter in August 2022. This comes shortly after Twitter sued Musk for refusing to complete his $44 billion merger deal. Musk finally completed the purchase at the end of October after it became clear that it was likely to lose in court.
According to the lawsuit filed yesterday in Suffolk County, from August 15th to October 27th, “the CRA has made all expert requests to Twitter and its attorneys related to the Musk lawsuit, pursuant to the terms of the agreement. provided consulting services and services.” Superior Court of Boston, Massachusetts. The lawsuit stated that “Twitter was in breach of contract by failing to pay all of her CRA bills,” totaling $2.19 million.
The CRA is seeking the full amount of the invoice for Twitter’s “fraudulent and willful breach of consulting agreement, plus interest, costs, and attorneys’ fees,” plus double or triple damages. The lawsuit is one of several alleging that Musk-owned Twitter refused to pay bills for services provided to him before he bought the company.
Software vendor Imply Data previously alleges that Twitter failed to pay a $1.092 million bill, and that Imply will pay another $7 million worth of payments under a contract that expires in late 2024. It seems that you are trying to stiffen the The rent for his San Francisco office tower and his private jet service is $197,725.
Twitter did not respond to payment requests, lawsuit says
According to the new lawsuit, “The CRA and its senior consultant, Professor Mark Zmijewski, have engaged Twitter to provide economic consulting services related to Professor Zmijewski’s anticipated rebuttal expert report and expert rebuttal testimony. In the words of Yvette Austin Smith, one of the Musk party experts.”
The CRA’s work includes “research and analysis underlying the expert opinion contained in the expert rebuttal report,” preparation of draft reports, and “other expert consulting and litigation support at the direction of Twitter’s attorneys.” ‘ was included.
The lawsuit explains how CRA sought to be paid for the work after Musk reluctantly completed its acquisition of Twitter. The CRA said Musk had been unresponsive to a series of messages he sent about unpaid bills for a month from his purchase.
The CRA also said Twitter has not followed an agreed-upon process to dispute the bill. “Twitter has agreed that, pursuant to the terms of its agreement, ‘disputes regarding CRA invoices must be made in writing by the client within five business days of receipt of the disputed invoice,'” the lawsuit states. rice field. “Twitter has never challenged CRA with respect to CRA invoices.”
