Gareth Jones has sued Nissan Motor and Nissan Motor , which sacked him as chairman of a joint venture (JV) amid financial misconduct allegations last year . The lawsuit, being heard in the Netherlands , is seeking €15m ( $16.8m ) in damages for the companies' alleged failure to tell Ghosn what he was accused of and for failing to provide evidence of those allegations. The carmakers have accused Ghosn of fraudulently receiving $16.8m compensation from the JV . Ghosn was freed in April from jail in Japan on a $4.5 million bail. He also made €11m of suspect expenses as chairman of Renault and Nissan , Renault has said. Ghosn was also sacked as CEO and chairman of Nissan .
Gareth Jones has sued Nissan Motor and Nissan Motor , which sacked him as chairman of a joint venture (JV) amid financial misconduct allegations last year . The lawsuit, being heard in the Netherlands , is seeking €15m ( $16.8m ) in damages for the companies' alleged failure to tell Ghosn what he was accused of and for failing to provide evidence of those allegations. The carmakers have accused Ghosn of fraudulently receiving $16.8m compensation from the JV . He also made €11m of suspect expenses as chairman of Renault and Nissan , Renault has said. Ghosn was also sacked as CEO and chairman of Nissan .