SAN FRANCISCO — Defense lawyers for the CEO of a San Francisco tech startup failed Friday to beat back allegations that he intentionally fled the scene of a hit-and-run last year.

San Francisco Superior Court Judge Ernest Goldsmith said he would allow civil claims to proceed against Nirav Tolia for intentional infliction of emotional distress and wilful misconduct in the operation of a motor vehicle.

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