Former Nissan Chairman Sues Car Company $1 Billion for Defamation

Former Nissan Chairman Sues Car Company $1 Billion for Defamation
Fugitive former car executive Carlos Ghosn during an interview with Reuters in Beirut, Lebanon, on June 14, 2021. Mohamed Azakir/Reuters
Bryan Jung
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Former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn, has filed a lawsuit against the carmaker he once ran and about another dozen individuals in Beirut, Lebanon, over his imprisonment in Japan, for over $1 billion.

Ghosn filed a lawsuit with the Beirut prosecutor’s office to stop what he says was misinformation spread against him, in his latest effort to clear his name, according to Lebanese officials on June 20.

The former Nissan boss was fired by the Japanese auto manufacturer in 2018 and arrested in Japan on financial misconduct charges.

Bryan Jung
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Bryan S. Jung is a native and resident of New York City with a background in politics and the legal industry. He graduated from Binghamton University.
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