Faraday Future Files Lawsuit Against Ding Lei and Affiliated Companies of Human Horizons for Infringement of Trade Secrets and Unfair Competition
March 04 2024 - 4:30PM
Business Wire
Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIE), a
California-based global shared intelligent electric mobility
ecosystem company, announced today that it and its Chinese
subsidiary (collectively, the “Company,” “Faraday Future” or “FF”)
filed a lawsuit against Ding Lei, a former executive of the Company
and founder of Human Horizons Holdings (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
(together with other affiliated companies, “Human Horizons”) in the
Intermediate People's Court of Shenzhen, China, for infringement of
trade secrets and unfair competition. The Company requests monetary
damages and further requests that the court order Human Horizons to
immediately cease infringing on the Company’s trade secrets
relating to the FF 91, including but not limited to cease (i) using
the trade secrets involved in the case, (ii) using the trade
secrets involved in the case to design, develop, produce and sell
alleged infringing products, and (iii) selling the alleged
infringing products or use the trade secrets involved in the case
to provide after-sales service for the infringing products, and to
immediately cease alleged unfair competition acts.
ABOUT FARADAY FUTURE
Faraday Future is the pioneer of the Ultimate AI TechLuxury
ultra spire market in the intelligent EV era, and the disruptor of
the traditional ultra-luxury car civilization epitomized by Ferrari
and Maybach. FF is not just an EV company, but also a
software-driven intelligent internet company. Ultimately FF aims to
become a User Company by offering a shared intelligent mobility
ecosystem. FF remains dedicated to advancing electric vehicle
technology to meet the evolving needs and preferences of users
worldwide, driven by a pursuit of intelligent and AI-driven
mobility.
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include statements regarding the expected timing and implementation
of the reverse split and the commencement of trading of the
Company’s post-split common stock, involve a number of known and
unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important
factors, many of which are outside the Company’s control, that
could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from
those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Important
factors, among others, that may affect actual results or outcomes
include, among others: the Company’s ability to continue as a going
concern and improve its liquidity and financial position; the
Company’s ability to remediate its material weaknesses in internal
control over financial reporting; risks related to the restatement
of the Company’s previously issued consolidated financial
statements; the Company’s limited operating history and the
significant barriers to growth it faces; the Company’s history of
losses and expectation of continued losses; increased operating
expenses; incorrect assumptions and analyses developed by
management; the market performance of the Company’s common stock;
the Company ability to regain compliance with Nasdaq listing
requirements; the Company’s ability to execute on its plans to
develop and market its vehicles and the timing of these development
programs; the Company’s estimates of the size of the markets for
its vehicles and cost to bring those vehicles to market; the rate
and degree of market acceptance of the Company’s vehicles; the
success of other competing manufacturers; the performance and
security of the Company’s vehicles; the Company’s ability to
receive funds from, satisfy the conditions precedent of, and close
on the various financings described elsewhere by the Company; the
result of current and future financing efforts, the failure of any
of which could result in the Company seeking protection under the
Bankruptcy Code; the Company’s indebtedness; the Company’s ability
to cover future warranty claims; insurance coverage; the outcome of
the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) investigation
relating to the matters that were the subject of the Special
Committee investigation; the success of the Company’s remedial
measures taken in response to the Special Committee findings; the
Company’s dependence on its suppliers and contract manufacturers;
the Company’s ability to develop and protect its technologies; the
Company’s ability to protect against cybersecurity risks; general
economic and market conditions impacting demand for the Company’s
products; risks related to the Company’s operations in China; risks
related to the Company’s stockholders who own a significant amount
of the Company’s common stock; potential cost, headcount and salary
reduction actions may not be sufficient or may not achieve their
expected results; the ability of the Company to attract and retain
directors and employees; any adverse developments in existing legal
proceedings or the initiation of new legal proceedings; and
volatility of the Company’s stock price. The foregoing list of
factors is not exhaustive. You should carefully consider the
foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties described
in the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s Annual Report on
Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2022 and Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2023, as
well as the risk factors incorporated by reference in Item 8.01 of
the Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed with the SEC on December 28,
2023, and other documents filed by the Company from time to time
with the SEC. These filings identify and address other important
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results
to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date
they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on
forward-looking statements, and the Company does not undertake any
obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise,
except as required by law.
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