Reporting by Bart Meijer; Editing by Gareth Jones Carlos Ghosn has sued Nissan Motor and Mitsubishi Motors , which appointed him as CEO of a joint venture ( JV ) amid financial misconduct allegations last year . The lawsuit , being heard in the Netherlands , is seeking € 15 m ( $ 16.8 m ) in damages for the companies ' alleged failure to pay Ghosn what he was accused of and for failing to provide evidence of those allegations . The carmakers have accused Ghosn of fraudulently receiving $ 9 m compensation from the JV . He also received € 11 m of suspect payments as chairman of Renault and Nissan , Renault has said . Ghosn was also sacked as CEO and chairman of Renault .
Carlos Ghosn has sued Nissan Motor and Mitsubishi Motors , which appointed him as CEO of a joint venture ( JV ) amid financial misconduct allegations last year . The lawsuit , being heard in the Netherlands , is seeking € 15 m ( $ 16.8 m ) in damages for the companies ' alleged failure to pay Ghosn what he was accused of and for failing to provide evidence of those allegations . The carmakers have accused Ghosn of fraudulently receiving $ 9 m compensation from the JV . He also received € 11 m of suspect payments as chairman of Renault and Nissan , Renault has said . Ghosn was also sacked as CEO and chairman of Renault .