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Tesla asks for $243 million verdict to be tossed in fatal Autopilot crash suit
- Tesla has requested a federal court to dismiss a $243 million damage award, claiming that the jury was misled by opposing lawyers discussing Elon Musk during the trial.
- A jury found that although the driver was mostly to blame, Tesla was liable due to faulty technology in the vehicle.
- Tesla asserts that the opposing lawyers presented irrelevant evidence that affected the jury's decision.
- The legal outcome could affect innovation in driver-assistance technology, with Tesla expressing concern about implications for future liability risks.
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Elon Musk’s electric vehicle maker Tesla has hired a trio of prominent new lawyers as it tries to overturn a jury’s $243 million verdict in a lawsuit over the fatal crash of a Model S equipped with Tesla's Autopilot self-driving feature.
·United Kingdom
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Tesla asks court to throw out damages awarded in deadly crash — claim Musk misled jury
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Tesla asks court to throw out big damage award in crash by arguing comments about Musk misled jury
The car company run by Elon Musk asked a court Friday to toss out a $243 million damage award to victims of a deadly crash that is being closely watched by the auto industry.
·United States
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