X submitting “thermonuclear lawsuit” in Texas must be “deadly,” Media Issues says

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Ever since Elon Musk’s X Corp sued Media Issues for America (MMFA) over a pair of stories that X (previously Twitter) claims precipitated an advertiser exodus in 2023, one huge query has remained for onlookers: Why is that this battle taking place in Texas?

In a movement to dismiss filed in Texas’ northern district final month, MMFA argued that X’s lawsuit must be dismissed not simply due to a “deadly jurisdictional defect,” however “dismissal can also be required for lack of venue.”

Notably, MMFA relies in Washington, DC, whereas “X is organized beneath Nevada legislation and maintains its principal place of job in San Francisco, California, the place its personal phrases of service require customers of its platform to litigate any disputes.”