Litigation & Arbitration
Oct. 15, 2025
Judge rejects arbitrator bias claim in Tesla ex-employee dispute
A judge upheld Tesla's arbitration win against a former employee who claimed bias, after the arbitrator switched legal standards in the middle of the case.
A San Francisco judge upheld an arbitration decision in favor of Tesla against a former employee who had accused the arbitrator of "changing the rules mid-hand" and favoring the carmaker after receiving a string of arbitration assignments from the company.
Retired 6th District Court of Appeal justice Richard J. McAdams, now a JAMS arbitrator, ruled in 2021 that Tesla owed nothing to the ex-employee for her libel claims.
However, William Moran II of Arthur Willia...
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