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Graham Fraser

Technology reporter

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Tesla whistleblower, who fought Elon Musk and his company through courts for years have won the latest circles of a long-term legal battle.

Engineer Cristina Balan lost their job after in 2014. Lifted security in 2014. on the mana design that could affect car braking.

Her request for defamation against the company seemed to ran out when the judge confirmed the arbitral decision by rejecting his case – but the panel of appeals in California reversed this decision in her favor.

She told the news of the BBC to now want to face Elo’s musk and Tesla in the open court.

Tesla did not respond to a comment request.

Ms. Balan said he believed that the case would now return to the square, and a new procedure can be initiated.

“We hope that we will start a new lawsuit and we will have the opportunity to take over the elon musk before the jury and judge,” she said.

The engineer used to be prominent in Tesla that her initials were engraved on batteries within the model.

In an interview with BBC news last year, She said she was determined to prove her innocence for her son.

She also discovered that she was in remission from breast cancer with phase-3b, and her greatest care was she may not live to see his last day in court.

Cristina Balan Cristina Balan completing the treatment of chemotherapy for breast cancerCristina Balan

Cristina Balan ends her chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer

Ms. Balan claimed that she was worried that the carpets were twisting under some pedals in Teslim models, creating a safety threat.

She said managers fucked her concerns, became hostile and lost her job.

Then she won the wrong case of cancellation – but it turned out to be the beginning of a long time through the courts.

Ms. Balan has been accused by Tesla from the use of their resources for the “Secret Project” – the charges that are embezzled, a crime towards the American law.

She consistently denied the accusation and decided to bring the case of defamation against the company in 2019. years.

“I want to clean my name,” she told BBC news last year.

“I wish Elon Musk has a decency to apologize.”

Cristina Balan Intials "CB" On battery for Tesla model with the following Cristina design input. Cristina Balan

CB initials on the Tesla battery model, after the design of Cristina Balana

The Court then decided that Ms. Balan’s case be subjected to arbitration on the contract he signed while working for Tesla.

He found an arbitrator in favor of the company and musk, rejecting his claims, due to the California statute of restrictions – what the meaning of too much time has passed because alleged defamation was made.

Tesla returned the case to the California District Court for the decision to confirm.

However, Ms. Balan appealed this decision, and the judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circle found in its favor – in force, the decisive California court did not have jurisdiction.

They ordered the confirmation of the arbitral reward for the cancellation, and that the District Court reject the action due to lack of jurisdiction.

What could happen next?

Most of the BBC legal experts talked to the belief that the case has some way to leave before it will be a conclusion.

“Tesla is among many corporations that save employees and customers in opaque arbitration processes and deploy aggressive strategies for revelation against employees who vote criticism of corporate practices,” said Stanford Professor Anat Admati.

And Bill Moran, Mrs. Balan’s lawyer, agreed to the legal process away from the end.

But he said that the case was “revived” according to the latest judgment.

“We are sure that we can provide it or a new arbitration or alternative trial in court, so that its case can be heard on merit after so many years,” he said.

“She struggled as this case leads to this case … She is the epithet of strength and determined, and now the one step closer to justice is to deserve.”

Additional reporting of Ljilja Jamali

2025-04-17 09:41:00

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