A California judge has ruled that former Twitter executives, including ex-CEO Parag Agrawal, can proceed with their lawsuit against Elon Musk for severance pay, alleging he terminated them to avoid compensation during his acquisition of the company. The executives claim Musk's swift dismissal of their roles was a strategy to deny them severance benefits, which they believe includes one year’s salary and stock awards. This lawsuit is part of a broader wave of legal challenges Musk faces related to his 2022 takeover of Twitter, now known as X Corp. The judge also dismissed Musk's attempts to reject claims from Nicholas Caldwell, another former executive seeking $20 million in severance. Musk's acquisition has resulted in multiple lawsuits from laid-off employees, with some winning arbitration for unpaid severance. Musk previously won a class-action lawsuit against a separate group of former employees seeking $500 million in severance payments.