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Lesnik v.Eisenmann SE et al
Case Number:
5:16-cv-01120
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Other Statutes: False Claims Act
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May 31, 2023
Croatian Worker Can't Get Wage Win Against Tesla Contractor
A worker from Croatia accusing a Tesla contractor of underpaying trafficked migrant workers can't snag a default judgment on his wage claims, a California federal judge ruled, saying that his allegations are too weak.
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September 21, 2021
Judge Grants Tesla Workers 1 Last Try In FLSA Suit
A California federal judge denied Tesla whistleblower employees a default judgment for the third time on Fair Labor Standards Act claims accusing a Tesla contractor of underpaying trafficked migrant workers, but granted them one more chance to file a sufficient motion.
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May 12, 2021
Calif. Court Mostly Denies Bid For Tesla Plant Worker Data
A Tesla contractor has mostly escaped whistleblowers' demands for visa records identifying allegedly trafficked migrant workers, after a California federal judge ruled that the company wasn't required to turn over everything in its possession under a settlement agreement.
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June 29, 2020
Tesla Factory Workers Denied Default Win In Visa Fraud Suit
Workers at a Tesla manufacturing plant can't win a default judgment against certain overseas subcontractors in a suit alleging they illegally procured low-cost foreign labor for the plant, a California federal judge ruled Friday, saying the workers haven't shown the court can grant their request.
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March 02, 2020
Workers Aim To Close Out Tesla Contractor Visa Fraud Suit
Workers alleging Tesla and a general contractor committed visa fraud by illegally importing low-cost foreign labor asked a California federal judge Saturday to issue default judgments against a handful of overseas subcontractors who haven't responded to any proceedings in the litigation as the parties finalize a settlement.
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March 21, 2019
Tesla, Contractor To Face Trafficking Claim In Visa Fraud Suit
A California federal judge on Wednesday dumped most of an amended suit alleging Tesla and its contractor committed visa fraud to illegally import low-cost foreign labor, but allowed one of the plaintiffs' human trafficking claims to survive.
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January 08, 2019
Tesla, Contractor Move To Dump Workers' Visa Fraud Suit
Tesla Inc. and contractor Eisenmann Corp. urged a California federal judge on Monday to snuff out an amended False Claims Act and Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act suit alleging they participated in a visa fraud scheme to illegally import low-cost foreign labor for Tesla's manufacturing plant.
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October 02, 2018
Workers' Visa Fraud Suit Against Tesla Slashed
A California federal judge has slashed most of a False Claims Act and Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act suit alleging Tesla and others participated in a visa fraud scheme to illegally import low-cost foreign labor for Tesla’s manufacturing plant and other automakers’ job sites.
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August 24, 2018
Workers' Doc Dump Can't Fix Visa Fraud Suit, Tesla Says
Tesla Inc. and its contractor Eisenmann Corp. told a California federal judge Thursday that a pair of workers cannot dump 1,000 pages of extra material on the court to bloat their claims the companies participated in a visa fraud scheme to illegally import low-cost foreign labor for Tesla's manufacturing plant and other automakers' job sites.
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August 10, 2018
Workers Fight To Keep Visa Fraud Suit Against Tesla
A pair of workers on Friday defended their False Claims Act and Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act suit alleging that Tesla Inc., its contractor Eisenmann Corp., and others knowingly participated in a visa fraud scheme to illegally import low-cost foreign labor for Tesla's manufacturing plant and other automakers' job sites.