A California court has ruled in favor of Cristina Balan, a former Tesla engineer who has been in a long legal battle with the company after raising safety concerns in 2014. Balan, who lost her job following her claims about a design flaw affecting braking, had her defamation case initially dismissed but successfully appealed the arbitration decision. She now aims to bring her case against Elon Musk and Tesla to trial, asserting her innocence against accusations of embezzlement and seeking to clear her name.