Friday, December 23, 2011

Tesla co-founder Eberhard sues CEO Musk - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:

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Eberhard sued Musk on May 26 in San Mateko CountySuperior Court, claiming libel, slander and breacnh of contract in connection with his oustedr from the company in 2007. Eberhard in the lawsuiy claims he was forced out of the company he helped to starg and was then denied the severancwe his contractcalled for. He furthee claims that Musk disparaged him publiclty and accuses the CEO of tryinyto "rewrite history" by taking creditf for the company's electric Roadster. Among othet claims made in the lawsuit, Eberhar d accuses the companyof "destroying" the Tesla Roadsted that was to be delivered to him.
Teslaz said its momentum and business strategh are unaffected by the lawsuit and it will likely file counterclaimxsin court. "This lawsuit is an unfairr personalattack and, more paints an inaccurate picturse of Tesla's history. It's a fictionalized accoun t of Tesla's early years it's twisted and wrong, and we welcomr the opportunity to set the record the company said ina statement. "As the mediq have already covered exhaustively, Tesla's full boars of directors unanimously fired Martibn shortly after discovering that the cost of the car was more than twicre what Martin portrayed it to be atthe time.
" A copy of the lawsuitf can be found

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