Nissan Plans to File for Damages Against Ghosn: Source

Nissan Motor Co. President and CEO Carlos Ghosn poses for the media with Datsun Go during its global launch in New Delhi, India, Monday, July 15, 2013. Nissan has introduced the first new Datsun model in more than three decades in the Indian capital. The company hopes bringing back the brand that built its U.S. business will fuel growth in emerging markets with a new generation of car buyers. The reimagined Datsun - a five-seat hatchback - will go on sale in India next year for under 400,000 rupees (about $6,670). AP Photo/Manish Swarup

TOKYO—Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. plans to file a civil suit against ousted chairman Carlos Ghosn to claim damages resulting from the alleged misuse of company funds, a person with knowledge of the issue said, adding to the high-profile executive’s legal headaches.

Ghosn, who remains chairman and chief executive of Nissan’s French partner Renault SA, has already been charged with three counts of financial misconduct and has been held at a detention centre in Tokyo for nearly two months.