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Tesla on Wednesday dropped its lawsuit against Alameda County, California, over the coronavirus closure of the company’s Fremont plant, resolving the last part of the ongoing conflict between the northern California county and CEO Elon Musk.
developments of the Crew Dragon reusable spacecraft, at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California on October 10, 2019.On May 9, angry that Tesla wouldn’t be allowed to resume operations at its Fremont factory, Musk said the company would file the lawsuit in awhere he threatened to move the plant out of California and called Alameda County’s health office “unelected and ignorant.” The lawsuit sought a permanent injunction that would prevent the county from enforcing its own shelter-in-place orders, which are stricter than the rest of the state, and force the Tesla factory to reopen. After the lawsuit was filed, Musk defied local laws and reopened the factory anyway, a move that drewfrom the White House, but was heavily criticized for what some saw as a reckless action that put his workers at risk. The standoff split California lawmakers: Governor Gavin Newsom pushed for a resolution that would keep Tesla in the state, while Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez tweeted, “F*ck Elon Musk” during the feud. Eventually on May 13 Alameda County allowed the factory, along with other manufacturing operations in the county, to resume full production under safety guidelines.Some say that Musk disregarded the safety of his workers and did not face any consequences while other businesses had to follow the rules. “Who is tired of billionaire companies that get to break labor laws, worker safety standards and stay-at-home orders without accountability while small mom & pop businesses are required to play by the rules?” Gonzalez
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