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Tesla whistleblower wins latest legal battle in fight against Musk

Engineer Cristina Balan raised a safety concern about a design flaw which could affect the cars' braking in 2014.

A Tesla whistleblower who has fought Elon Musk and his company through the courts for years has won the latest round of a long-running legal battle. Engineer Cristina Balan lost her job after she raised a safety concern in 2014 about a design flaw which could affect the cars' braking. The arbitrator found in favour of the firm and Musk, dismissing her claims, due to California's statute of limitations - meaning too much time had passed since the alleged defamatory statements were made.

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