An Australian project management firm, Facilitate Corp, has taken legal action against Twitter in a US court for allegedly failing to pay invoices amounting to approximately A$1 million ($665,000) for work completed in multiple countries. The lawsuit, filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District Of California, accuses Twitter of breaching the contract by not fulfilling its payment obligations.
Facilitate Corp claims that it provided services to Twitter between 2022 and early 2023, including the installation of sensors in Twitter offices in London and Dublin, an office fit-out in Singapore, and an office clearance in Sydney. The company states that Twitter owes them around 203,000 pounds ($257,000) for the London project, S$546,600 ($404,000) for the Singapore fit-out, and A$61,300 ($40,700) for the Sydney office clearance.
Twitter, also known as X Corp, currently lacks a media relations office, making it difficult to obtain an immediate response. However, this is not the first instance of unpaid bills and rent allegations against Twitter since Elon Musk's acquisition of the social media platform for $44 billion last year.
Facilitate Corp is seeking compensatory damages, legal costs, and interest at the maximum legal rate. The exact amount of compensatory damages will be determined during the trial.
Previous cases involving non-payment allegations against Twitter include a lawsuit filed by a former public relations firm in New York for unpaid bills and a suit by US-based advisory firm Innisfree M&A seeking approximately $1.9 million for unpaid bills related to Musk's acquisition. Additionally, Britain's Crown Estate initiated court proceedings over alleged unpaid rent on Twitter's London headquarters earlier this year.
The outcome of Facilitate Corp's lawsuit will determine whether Twitter is held accountable for the alleged non-payment and the subsequent financial compensation to the Australian project management firm.