Former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn has filed a $1 billion lawsuit against the automaker and roughly a dozen unnamed individuals in Beirut after spending time in a Japanese prison, Lebanese officials said Tuesday.
Filed last month, Ghosn’s lawsuit accuses Nissan and the individuals of defamation and by “fabricating charges” that had him arrested in November 2018. Charges included breach of trust, misusing company assets for personal gains and violating securities laws by not fully disclosing his compensation.
Judge Sabbouh Suleiman at Beirut’s prosecutor’s office said a hearing date for the case was set for September.