"Musk's legal team requested that Delaware Chancery Court Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick remove herself from a pair of Tesla lawsuits to 'avoid an appearance of bias.'"
"The post in question celebrated a verdict in a San Francisco federal court that found Musk defrauded Twitter investors in the chaotic days before he bought the social network."
"Musk's sudden criticism of the company he sought to buy caused Twitter shares to plunge, essentially putting the company on clearance."
"McCormick claims that the emoji reaction was potentially accidental, but she maintains that she didn't click the icon at all."
Elon Musk's legal team filed a motion for recusal of Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick from Tesla lawsuits, citing her like of a LinkedIn post that criticized him. The post celebrated a verdict finding Musk guilty of defrauding Twitter investors. Musk's lawyers argued the post was inflammatory and biased against him. The case involves potential damages of $2.6 billion, stemming from Musk's public comments about Twitter's spam issues during his acquisition bid. McCormick's LinkedIn activity raised concerns about impartiality.
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