August 14, 2026
A California state judge presiding over the California Civil Rights Department's lawsuit alleging Tesla fostered racism at its Fremont factory admonished both parties Aug. 14 for violating orders and being unprepared for an upcoming bench trial, telling counsel, "Frankly I'm ready to start lobbing sanctions against every person in this room."
May 28, 2026
A California state judge has mostly rejected Tesla Inc.'s bid for a summary judgment win in the California Civil Rights Department's lawsuit alleging the electric-auto maker has allowed racism to run rampant at its Fremont factory, sending the high-stakes civil rights dispute to a July 20 jury trial.
April 15, 2024
Counsel representing a putative class of roughly 6,000 Black Tesla workers alleging the automaker has allowed racism to run rampant at its California factory fired back during a class certification hearing Monday, calling Tesla's suggestion that plaintiffs counsel are driving the state's civil-rights litigation "beyond preposterous."
March 18, 2024
Tesla told a California federal court it has agreed to settle a Black former subcontractor's long-running suit alleging he faced rampant racist harassment at one of the carmaker's factories, ending a battle over how much Tesla would pay him after getting a massive damages award overturned.
January 19, 2024
The California Civil Rights Department and a putative class of Black workers accused Tesla on Friday of "obfuscation," "scorched earth litigation" and intentionally delaying litigation in their yearsold race bias cases, while Tesla's counsel argued that the allegations are bogus and any delays are of the plaintiffs' own making.
October 26, 2023
Attorneys representing a former Tesla subcontractor in his race bias case against the electric vehicle maker on Wednesday sought more than $10.4 million in fees for their work in initially securing a $137 million verdict that was later reduced to $3.2 million.
October 04, 2023
A California federal judge refused on Wednesday a bid for a new trial from a former Tesla subcontractor who said he endured a racist work environment at one of the electric vehicle maker's factories, but also declined to cut the worker's $3.2 million damages award.
June 08, 2023
Tesla and a Black former worker who was recently awarded $3.2 million in his race bias case against the electric vehicle maker sparred over whether a second damages trial is needed, with the ex-worker arguing Tesla's attorney wrongly attacked his character on the witness stand.
May 10, 2023
A Black former Tesla worker awarded $3.2 million in a race bias damages retrial told a California federal court the company's conduct led jurors to an egregiously low verdict that entitles him to another trial, while Tesla pushed the court to slash the award further.
April 06, 2023
A former Tesla worker's recent $3.2 million race bias verdict in a damages retrial after a judge found the initial $137 million award "excessive" reflects a broader trend of courts using their discretionary power to rein in so-called "nuclear" eight-figure jury verdicts, legal experts say.