'Pure Evil': Tesla Whistleblower Will Get Day In Court With Elon Musk

MSN - 22/04
11 years ago, a Tesla engineer said she was forced to resign after Musk threatened to deport her team for bringing up safety concerns.

11 years ago, a Tesla engineer said she was forced to resign after Musk threatened to deport her team for bringing up safety concerns.

  • A former Tesla engineer will get her day in court more than a decade after she separated from the company.
  • Christina Balan claims she was forced to resign after Tesla threatened to deport her colleagues; Tesla accused her of engaging in "secret" projects on company time. 
  • The Supreme Court has vacated a ruling that forced a defamation lawsuit against Tesla into arbitration.

In a case against Tesla that has been going on since the Obama era, a former employee has finally been granted permission to sue Tesla and its CEO, Elon Musk, in open court.

Last week, the Ninth Circuit of the Supreme Court threw out a lower court's decision to force the case into arbitration—a favorable verdict for Tesla (which also forces custome...
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