A lawsuit claiming that Elon Musk refused to pay at least $500 million of severance to thousands of Twitter employees he fired in mass layoffs has been dismissed. The lawsuit alleged that Musk reneged on promises to former Twitter employees and vendors after acquiring the company for $44 billion in October 2022. However, U.S. District Judge Trina Thompson in San Francisco ruled that the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act did not cover the former employees' claims. This dismissal is a victory for Musk in the ongoing legal challenges he faces. [6522dcf6]