Three top Twitter executives who were dismissed by Elon Musk last year have filed a lawsuit seeking reimbursement for litigation, investigation, and congressional inquiry costs incurred during their tenure. The suit, filed on Monday, names former CEO Parag Agrawal and the company’s former chief legal officer Vijaya Gadde and chief financial officer Ned Segal. Together, they claim they are owed more than $1 million and argue that Twitter is legally obligated to pay the amount.
The court filing lists numerous expenses tied to inquiries by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Department of Justice, though it does not detail the nature of the investigations or indicate whether they are ongoing. According to the documents, Agrawal and Segal testified before the SEC last year and have continued to cooperate with federal authorities. The SEC is examining whether Musk complied with securities rules when he accumulated Twitter shares.
Gadde was summoned to a U.S. congressional hearing on big‑tech and free‑speech issues after Musk released the “Twitter Files,” which disclosed internal content‑moderation decisions. She was also named as a defendant in a lawsuit filed by a man who alleged he was “doxed” on Twitter as a white supremacist.
Musk terminated Agrawal, Gadde, and Segal in late October, shortly after completing his contentious $44 billion acquisition of Twitter. The former executives contend that their employment agreements require the company to reimburse them, yet Twitter has only acknowledged receipt of their invoices and has not made any payments.
Since taking control, Musk has dramatically reduced Twitter’s workforce, prompting concerns about the platform’s stability and its capacity to combat misinformation and other abuse. Additional complaints allege that Twitter has failed to pay rent and other bills as Musk pursues aggressive cost‑cutting measures. Meanwhile, market analysts report a sharp decline in advertising revenue, attributing the drop to worries that reduced moderation is allowing misinformation and hateful content to proliferate.
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