Nissan is suing Carlos Ghosn seeking more than $90m, stepping up efforts to recoup losses it alleges stem from his private use of the company jet, payments to his sister and other damages the carmaker claims it suffered at the hands of its former chairman.
The Japanese company filed a civil lawsuit with the district court of Yokohama on Wednesday. Nissan said it was intensifying its campaign against Mr Ghosn in the aftermath of his December flight from Japan to Lebanon — a daring escape that means he will now not undergo a criminal trial in Tokyo.
The civil suit, which seeks to recover damages inflicted by Mr Ghosn through what Nissan described as “years of misconduct and fraudulent activity”, adds to a list of legal battles being fought between Nissan and its former boss in various jurisdictions around the world.