X wants to keep suing advertisers, asks 5th Circuit to overrule district judge
Musk continues appeal despite court loss and settlement with advertiser group.
Musk continues appeal despite court loss and settlement with advertiser group.
The short version
- Elon Musk’s X is trying to revive a lawsuit against advertisers it’s accusing of illegally boycotting the social media platform, despite previously reaching a settlement to end litigation against an ad-industry trade group.
- “This case involves an unusually brazen group boycott,” X said in a filing yesterday.
- “That misconduct has drawn the attention of regulators and Congress.
What happened
Last week, Musk reached a settlement with the World Federation of Advertisers, the first defendant named in the lawsuit. But Musk’s lawsuit had other defendants: Mars, Incorporated; CVS Health; Nestle; Abbott Laboratories; Colgate-Palmolive; Lego; Pinterest; Tyson Foods; Shell; and Ørsted A/S.
Why it matters
While X agreed to dismiss the World Federation of Advertisers from the case, it urged the US Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit to revive the suit with respect to the other defendants.
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