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Lawsuit Claiming Racism at Tesla Draws Almost 240 Black Workers Saying ‘Me Too’

A Black former assembly line staffer at Tesla Inc. is moving to add hundreds of other workers to his 2017 lawsuit in which he called the electric-car maker’s production floor a “hotbed for racist behavior.” Marcus Vaughn says class-action status …

Dutch Watchdog Probes Alleged Tesla Data Breach

The data protection watchdog for the Netherlands said on Friday it was aware of possible Tesla data protection breaches, but it was too early for further comment. Germany’s Handelsblatt reported on Thursday that Elon Musk’s Tesla had allegedly failed to …

Elon Musk Loses Bid to End SEC ‘Muzzle’ Over Tweets

A federal appeals court on Monday rejected Elon Musk’s bid to modify or end his 2018 securities fraud settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that required a Tesla Inc lawyer to approve some of his tweets in advance. …

Ex-Tesla Worker Seeks Third Trial in California Race Case After $3.2M Award

A Black former Tesla Inc TSLA.O factory worker has accused the electric automaker’s lawyers of “egregious misconduct” after a jury awarded him $3.2 million in a race bias case, and asked for a third trial so he can seek more …

Tesla Violated Law by Telling Florida Workers not to Discuss Pay, Conditions, NLRB Says

Tesla supervisors at a Florida service center violated U.S. labor law by telling employees not to discuss pay and other working conditions or bring complaints to higher level managers, a U.S. labor board official has ruled. Managers at the Orlando …

Tesla Cleared by Jury in Autopilot Crash Suit in Los Angeles

Tesla Inc. was found by a Los Angeles jury not to be at fault following a trial over a driver’s claim that the Autopilot feature in her Model S caused her to veer into the center median of a city …

Jury Orders Tesla to Pay $3.2M to Ex-Worker in Race Bias Case

A federal jury in San Francisco on Monday ordered Tesla Inc. to pay about $3.2 million to a Black former employee after the electric-vehicle maker was found to have failed to prevent severe racial harassment at its flagship assembly plant …

Elon Musk Seeks to End $258B Dogecoin Lawsuit

Elon Musk asked a U.S. judge on Friday to throw out a $258 billion racketeering lawsuit accusing him of running a pyramid scheme to support the cryptocurrency Dogecoin. In an evening filing in Manhattan federal court, lawyers for Musk and …

Ex-Tesla Worker Testifies That Race Bias Made Him ‘Feel Less Than a Man’

A Black former elevator operator at Tesla Inc’s TSLA.O flagship California assembly plant became emotional testifying at a trial on Wednesday about the psychological toll exacted on him by a torrent of racial slurs, threats and other workplace incidents. The …

NHTSA Opens Investigation Into Tesla Seat Belts Coming Loose

U.S. highway safety regulators have opened yet another investigation into problems with Teslas, this time tied to complaints that the seat belts may not hold people in a crash. The investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration covers an …