Tesla Whistleblower Wins Key Legal Battle, Hopes to Face Musk in Court

Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 01:22pm on 17 Apr 2025,Thursday International

Cristina Balan, a former Tesla engineer, has won a key legal battle in her long fight against the company. She raised safety concerns in 2014 and later filed a defamation case after Tesla accused her of embezzlement. Her case was earlier dismissed due to arbitration rules. But now, a US appeals court has ruled in her favour, saying the lower court had no right to confirm that decision. Balan hopes this will let her start a new lawsuit and face Elon Musk in court. She says she wants to clear her name for her son and get justice at last. (PC: Getty Images)

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