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Twitter’s former CEO sues over unpaid legal bills

Parag Agrawal and other former executives claim they have spent over $1m on lawyers linked to lawsuits over their management

Parag Agrawal, was ousted as chief executive of Twitter last year by new owner Elon Musk. Photo: Bloomberg

Twitter’s former chief executive revealed the US Justice Department and the US Securities and Exchange Commission investigated the social-media platform in the past as part of his effort to force the company to cover legal fees related to lawsuits and government probes.

Parag Agrawal, ousted last year by new owner Elon Musk, and other former executives said in a Delaware Chancery Court lawsuit Monday that they’ve spent more than $1 million on lawyers in connection ...