Tesla whistleblower wins latest legal battle in fight against Musk

Summary

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.

A panel of appeal judges in California has reversed a previous decision dismissing her defamation case.

“We are hoping we will start a new lawsuit and we will have the chance to take on Elon Musk in front of a jury and judge,” she said. “I want to clear my name,” she told BBC News last year.