A Tesla whistleblower won a legal victory after a California appeals court reversed a ruling that dismissed her defamation case. Former engineer Cristina Balan raised concerns 2014 about a braking flaw and was subsequently fired. She has spent years pursuing legal action. Her claims were dismissed in arbitration, but the new ruling revives the case and may allow her to sue Tesla and Elon Musk in court. Balan said she wants to prove her innocence and restart proceedings. Balan is in remission from breast cancer.
Category
🗞
NewsTranscript
00:00It's Benzinga bringing Wall Street to Main Street.
00:02Tesla whistleblower won a legal victory after a California appeals court reversed a ruling
00:06that dismissed her defamation case.
00:09Former engineer Christina Ballin raised concerns in 2014 about a breaking flaw
00:13and was subsequently fired.
00:15She has spent years pursuing legal action.
00:17Plans were dismissed in arbitration, but the new ruling revives the case
00:21and may allow her to sue Tesla at Elon Musk in court.
00:24Ballin says she wants to prove her innocence and restart proceedings.
00:28Ballin is in remission from breast cancer.
00:30For all things money, visit Benzinga.com slash GSTV.