In a case against Tesla that has been going on since the Obama era, a former employee has finally been granted permission to sue Tesla and its CEO, Elon Musk, in open court.
Last week, the Ninth Circuit of the Supreme Court threw out a lower court's decision to force the case into arbitration—a favorable verdict for Tesla (which also forces customers into arbitration unless they opt-out when purchasing their car). The Ninth Circuit's ruling cited the lower court's lack of jurisdiction, opening the door for the former senior engineer, Cristina Balan, to reignite a decade-old lawsuit against the automaker she claims ruined her reputation
Let's back up a bit here to understand the timeline of events a bit better.
Balan was a senior engineer at Tesla who worked on the early Model S. Her contributions to the car were so significant that her initials even appear on the Model S' battery pack. However, her time with the company was short-lived. She alleges that she was forced to resign from Tesla in 2014.
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