Nissan plans to file for damages against Ghosn: source

Carlos Ghosn, Chairman and CEO of the Renault-Nissan Alliance, during a news conference in Paris, France. [Photo: Reuters]

TOKYO - Nissan Motor Co Ltd plans to file a civil suit against ousted chairman Carlos Ghosn to claim damages resulting from the alleged misuse of company funds, a person with knowledge of the issue said, adding to the high-profile executive’s legal headaches.

Ghosn, who remains chairman and chief executive of Nissan’s French partner Renault SA, has already been charged with three counts of financial misconduct and has been held at a detention centre in Tokyo for nearly two months.