Mammoth News·Oriental News Chief Reporter Zhao Dan
There has been a new progress in the Tesla roof protection incident that has attracted much attention. On May 6, a reporter from Mammoth News Dongfang Jinbao was informed that the parties involved in the incident, Mrs. and Mrs. Henan Che Zhang, formally sued Tesla (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Tesla (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and Tesla's global vice president. President Tao Lin's demands include a written apology from the three defendants to the plaintiff and a compensation of 50,000 yuan for mental damage. Its attorney, Fu Jian, a lawyer from Henan Yulong Law Firm, revealed that the court has accepted the relevant litigation materials.
Ms. Zhang (right) and attorney Fu Jian (left)
According to previous media reports, according to the description of Ms. Henan Che Zheng, in February this year, her father drove an Tesla Model3 car when passing a traffic light intersection and let go of the After the electronic accelerator , I suddenly found that the brakes failed. In order to avoid the rear-end collision of the vehicle, my father was forced to hit the concrete platform on the side of the road and stopped the vehicle.
Accident Vehicle. Photo source Ms. Zhang's social platform
On April 19, at the 2021 Shanghai International Auto Show, Ms. Zhang, wearing a T-shirt with the words "brake failure", stood on the roof of the Tesla booth and shouted: Tesla's brakes failed. Subsequently, Ms. Zhang was taken away by the staff at the scene and sentenced to administrative detention for five days for disturbing public order .
Image source Ms. Zhang’s social platform profile
The reporter learned on May 6 that Ms. Zhang and his wife formally sued Tesla (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Tesla (Beijing) Co., Ltd., and Tesla’s global vice president Tao Lin, There are three main demands:
order the three defendants to immediately stop the infringement of the plaintiff 's reputation and eliminate the impact;
order the three defendants to apologize in writing to the plaintiff, and publish an announcement of apology to the plaintiff in national media, and at the same time Its official Weibo published a written apology to the plaintiff (the top of Weibo on the 10th);
ordered the three defendants to pay the plaintiff a compensation of 50,000 yuan for mental damage.
"Without any evidence, some false remarks released by Tesla and Tesla's vice president of external affairs, Tao Lin, have had a serious impact on my work and life as well as my family." Zhang The lady claimed to safeguard her legitimate rights and interests, so she requested that the relevant personnel be held accountable according to the law.
Ms. Zhang and his wife also stated in the indictment that, as an ordinary car owner, there was a product quality dispute with Tesla due to a driving accident. Tesla should have actively negotiated and dealt with it in a realistic and respectful manner. However, the other party publicly published untruthful remarks that contradicted the facts, intending to create a negative image of himself being unreasonable and professional. The above-mentioned false information has been widely disseminated on the Internet, seriously misleading public opinion, and causing serious trouble to the lives of himself and his family members .
Ms. Zhang and his wife's attorney, Fu Jian, a lawyer from Henan Yulong Law Firm, confirmed that the news is true. According to Fu Jian, on the afternoon of May 6, he and his colleague Chen Zhen accompanied Ms. Zhang and his wife to file a lawsuit with the Beiguan District People's Court of Anyang City, and submitted the lawsuit materials to the court, and the court accepted the relevant lawsuit materials.
The reporter noticed that the last public response to the incident on Tesla’s official blog was on April 28, “We have been doing our best to actively communicate with Ms. Zhang and her family since February. Promote vehicle detection as soon as possible."
Tesla's latest public response
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