Tesla's Arbitration Win Upended In Ex-Exec's Defamation Case

By Bonnie Eslinger · April 14, 2025, 6:23 PM EDT

A Ninth Circuit panel on Monday said a lower court judge wrongly confirmed a zero-dollar arbitration award in favor of Tesla and Elon Musk that dismissed a former Tesla engineer's defamation...

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Case Information

Case Title

Tesla Motors, Inc. et al v. Balan

Case Number

4:21-cv-09325

Court

California Northern

Nature of Suit

Other Statutes: Arbitration

Date Filed

December 02, 2021


Case Title

Balan v. Tesla Motors Inc

Case Number

4:22-cv-03890

Court

California Northern

Nature of Suit

Assault Libel & Slander

Date Filed

July 01, 2022


Case Title

Tesla Motors, Inc., et al v. Cristina Balan

Case Number

22-16623

Court

Appellate - 9th Circuit

Nature of Suit

4896 Other Statutes - Arbitration

Date Filed

October 21, 2022