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It could be any other food truck spot in West Asheville, North Carolina, with camp chairs grouped under the nearest shady tree and dogs nearly outnumbering the people. But at this bait shop parking lot on Tuesday morning, the lunch — bacon sandwiches with sprouts, and a side of veggies — is free. Only the nearby pallets of bottled water and stacks of diapers let on this is an emergency setup. Across the street is the West Asheville branch of the fire department. There, a white board is updated daily to share...

The list of former Twitter employees, landlords and vendors suing the social media platform and Elon Musk is growing, with four ex-executives filing a lawsuit collectively seeking more than $128 million in unpaid severance.

The executives, including former chief executive Parag Agrawal and other top officers who engineered a lawsuit against Musk after he tried to back out of the $44 billion deal, allege in a complaint filed Monday in California federal court that they were fired for gross negligence or willful misconduct in a bid to deprive them of benefits. They accuse Musk of holding a “special ire” against them for forcing him to follow through with the acquisition.

The lawsuit is believed to be at least the 30th against X (formerly known as Twitter) over refusal to pay. After taking the helm, Musk proceeded to clean house by ousting several executives and roughly half of the employees. Several ex-employees have sued,...