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For Car Companies, It's 'Damned If You, Damned If You Don't' With Investors

Plus, car dealers, who never wanted to sell EVs anyway, are extra down on them lately, and Tesla settles a racial discrimination lawsuit.

InsideEVs

California agency asks court to order Tesla to cooperate in discrimination investigation

California officials took action against Tesla in court on Thursday in an attempt to force the company to comply with a state investigation into the alleged illegal harassment of and discrimination against a group of manufacturing employees.

Los Angeles Times

Jury awards $3.2 million to ex-Tesla worker for racial abuse

A federal jury has awarded nearly $3.2 million in damages to a Black former worker at a Tesla factory in California

The Independent UK

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Ex-Tesla Worker Awarded $3.2M In Race Bias Case After Refusing $15M

Owen Diaz had refused a reduced payout of $15 million last year in damages for severe racial harassment after initially being awarded $137 million in 2021.

InsideEVs

Jury orders Tesla to pay former worker in racism case

San Francisco (AFP) - A San Francisco jury on Monday ordered Tesla to pay a Black former employee nearly $3.2 million for turning a blind eye to racism at the electric car maker's Silicon Valley plant.

AFP

Tesla racism lawsuit: Elon Musk’s firm to pay $3.2 million after judge tosses $137 million award

Tesla must pay a Black former Tesla worker about $3.2 million, most of it in punitive damages, after a judge in the racism-based case threw out an earlier jury award of $137 million.

Tribune News Service

Carmaker Tesla ordered to pay $3.2m in US racial bias lawsuit

The multimillion-dollar award is significantly less than previously awarded in the case, brought by a former employee.

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Black former worker awarded $3.2m in Tesla factory racial-harassment suit

Originally awarded $130m, which a judge reduced to $15m, plaintiff opted for new trial against the electric vehicle maker

The Guardian - US

In Moving Testimony, Ex-Worker at Elon Musk's Tesla Addresses Racist Behavior

A previous jury had already found Tesla liable for discrimination.

The Street

Tesla wants new trial over extent of alleged ‘Jim Crow era’ racism at California factory

Tesla in a new court filing has cast doubt on the extent of racism at its Fremont, California, factory and whether a Black former worker suffered racism-based distress, the latest long-running lawsuit alleging that attitudes at the plant recalled the “Jim Crow era” in U.S. history.

Tribune News Service

Tesla's Big Problem Keeps Growing

Several Black employees said Tesla ignores claims of racial discrimination in a lawsuit.

The Street

Tesla faces fresh discrimination claim from staff

Another blow for Tesla founder Elon Musk

Evening Standard

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Benzinga

Tesla To Face New Trial In Race-Bias Lawsuit After Ex-Worker Rejects $15M Payout

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) will face a new trial related to the damages that it owes to a Black former factory worker after he turned down a $15 million award in a race discrimination lawsuit, Reuters

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Former Tesla Worker Sees Racism Damages Cut From $137M To $15M

US Districk Judge William Orrick from San Francisco said he reduced the initial $137 million award as it was excessive and rejected Tesla's bid for a new trial.

The Street

Tesla Goes on Offensive in California Race Discrimination Suit

Elon Musk has been busy with Twitter in recent weeks, but a new filing suggests there are problems with Tesla.

The Independent UK

Judge slashes Tesla’s damages to ex-employee in racism case

Rejecting Tesla’s request for a retrial, Orrick said ‘Tesla’s indifference to Diaz’s complaints is striking’

AFP

Judge slashes Tesla's damages to ex-employee in racism case

Washington (AFP) - A San Francisco judge on Wednesday slashed the $137 million in damages Tesla was told to pay a former employee in a racial discrimination case down to $15 million but upheld the verdict.

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Benzinga

Tesla Will Have To Pay Just One-Ninth Of The $137M Claim In Racism Lawsuit

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) is liable to pay $15 million to a former Black elevator operator in a racism lawsuit, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing a c

AFP

The troubled California factory at Tesla's core

San Francisco (AFP) - Tesla can hardly make enough electric vehicles to meet booming demand, but behind the world's most valuable auto brand is its troubled California factory that makes most of those cars.

Benzinga

Tesla Was Ordered To Pay Up $137M In Racism Lawsuit — Now, A Judge Says That's 'Too High'

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