Ex-Twitter CEO Parag Agarwal can proceed with severance pay claim against Elon Musk

Elon Musk faces a legal setback in his attempt to avoid severance payments to Twitter’s former top executives, fired during his 2022 takeover of the company. On Friday, a judge ruled that former CEO Parag Agrawal, along with other top executives, can proceed with their claims that Elon Musk terminated them right as the deal closed to avoid paying severance.