Images of cofounder Brogan BamBrogan (left) and Afshin Pishevar (right) from BamBrogan's lawsuit against Hyperloop One / Via scribd.com
A judge in Los Angeles County Superior Court swiftly denied a request for a temporary restraining order filed by Brogan BamBrogan, cofounder and former chief technology officer of Hyperloop One. The restraining order, first reported by BuzzFeed News, was quietly filed last month against Afshin Pishevar, Hyperloop One's former chief legal officer who is also the brother of Hyperloop cofounder Shervin Pishevar.
Both Afshin Pishevar and BamBrogan abruptly departed the transportation startup a few weeks ago. Then, earlier this week, BamBrogan filed a blockbuster lawsuit against Hyperloop One alleging assault, defamation, misuse of funds, wrongful termination, and much more.
Judge Carol Boas Goodson denied the temporary restraining order request based on the fact that the two no longer work together and saw no possibility of ongoing behavior saying she saw "no need for a restraining order." Upon leaving the court, opposing counsel Caldwell Leslie said "these were baseless allegations that had no merit"
The complaint claimed that Afshin Pishevar left a noose on BamBrogan's desk at the company's headquarters. The filing included the still image from a security cam (shown above) that allegedly depicts Pishevar placing the noose on BamBrogan's desk. A photograph of BamBrogan with the rope was also included in the suit.
Defendants named in the suit include both of the Pishevar brothers, as well as board member Joe Lonsdale. Shervin Pishevar is a high-profile Silicon Valley venture capitalist. Lonsdale cofounded Palantir, the secretive data analysis company. Afshin Pishevar left a law practice in Maryland to join Hyperloop.
Hyperloop One has raised $92 million in funding to build high-speed transportation shuttles based on a futuristic concept initially thrown out by billionaire SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. BamBrogan was an early employee at SpaceX.
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