The Twitter takeover soap opera is far from over. Although the sale was already completed in October by Elon Musk, a consulting firm is claiming that Twitter defaulted on more than $2 million for services rendered, including forcing the billionaire to acquire the social network.
The legal consulting firm is Charles River Associates (CRA), which claims to have provided services to Twitter between August 15 and October 27 to deal with the dispute where Elon Musk tried to withdraw from the purchase of the social network after offering US$ 44 billion for her.
CRA’s lawsuit against Twitter is taking place in the Suffolk County Superior Court in Boston, Massachusetts. In it, the CRA states that the social network owes it $2.19 million for “all work and expert advisory services requested from Twitter and its legal counsel in connection with the Musk Litigation and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Contract”.
In addition to the fees, the company still requires compensation for “misleading and intentional breach of the consulting contract”, which will include interest, costs and attorney fees to the final amount.
And CRA is not the only provider that accuses Twitter of not paying what was owed: software provider Imply Data claims that the social network owes it US$ 1,092,000 for services already provided, in addition to another US$ 7 million on the contract which will expire in 2024.
The company’s other debts involve US$ 136,000 in rent and US$ 197,725 for Elon Musk’s jet transport between October 26th and 27th, as verified by Tecnoblog.
CRA alleges that it has already sent several messages to Twitter and tried to make contact with its executives, all without success. The company also did not notify CRA about the impossibility of making the payment up to 5 days before the due date of the invoices, which is provided for in the contract signed by the social network with the office.