Civil Litigation
Nov. 29, 2021
Arbitrator dismisses defamation complaint against Tesla
Richard J. McAdams, a JAMS mediator and former 6th District Court of Appeal justice, ruled that the plaintiff’s claims against Tesla and CEO Elon Musk were barred by California’s one-year statute of limitations.
A former Tesla Inc. engineer's defamation complaint against the carmaker and CEO Elon Musk has been dismissed by an arbitrator after a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel overruled a district court judge's decision to allow part of the case to proceed in federal court.
Christina Balan sued Tesla in federal court in Seattle over comments the company allegedly made in a media report about her while the case, which originally involved he...
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