Tesla to fight ‘to the ends of the Earth’ rather than settle against claims of racism
Bengaluru — On Wednesday, Tesla said it would fight a class-action lawsuit filed against it earlier this week claiming the electric car maker’s California production plant was a "hotbed for racist behaviour". The lawsuit, filed on Monday by former Tesla worker Marcus Vaughn on behalf of a group of black workers at the plant, claims they were addressed using racial slurs and that the company ignored their complaints. Tesla contested details of the lawsuit in a blog post on Tuesday and signaled it would fight it. "At Tesla, we would rather pay 10 times the settlement demand in legal fees and fight to the ends of the Earth than give in to extortion and allow this abuse of the legal system," the blog post said. Vaughn says, in the lawsuit, that he was routinely called the "n-word" by supervisors and co-workers after he began working at the factory in April, and that Tesla never investigated his claims following written complaints. Tesla said it had investigated "disappointing behaviour"...
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