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Tesla asks for $243 million verdict to be tossed in fatal Autopilot crash suit
Tesla seeks to overturn a $243 million verdict after a 2019 fatal crash involving Autopilot, arguing the driver’s recklessness was the primary cause, not the technology.
- Tesla filed a motion on Friday in Miami federal court to overturn a $243 million verdict for a fatal 2019 crash involving its Autopilot system.
- The lawsuit followed a crash where driver George McGee, distracted by looking for a dropped cellphone while speeding, killed a 22-year-old student and injured another.
- A jury found McGee mostly to blame but held Tesla 33 percent responsible due to faulty technology and awarded compensatory and punitive damages to the victims’ families.
- Tesla argues opposing lawyers misled the jury by improperly introducing Elon Musk and irrelevant evidence, and claims the verdict will chill innovation and harm road safety.
- The case highlights regulatory scrutiny of Tesla’s Autopilot naming, ongoing legal challenges, and Musk’s push to gain trust while planning a national rollout of driverless robotaxis.
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Tesla lawyers ask judge to throw out $243 million verdict, saying mention of Elon Musk misled the jury
The car company run by Elon Musk asked a federal court Friday to dismiss massive damages awarded to victims of a deadly crash, arguing that their lawyers had misled the jury by improperly bringing up the billionaire during the trial. The filing in Miami federal court seeks to overturn the $243 million award after a 22-year old student out stargazing was flung through the air to her death by a runaway Tesla equipped with Autopilot features that M…
Tesla taps high-powered legal team to battle $243 million Autopilot verdict
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.
Tesla asks court to throw out damages awarded in deadly crash — claim Musk misled jury
Tesla was asked in federal court on Friday to dismiss massive damages awarded to a 22-year-old student who was flung through the air to death by a Tesla vehicle that had Autopilot features.
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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.
Tesla’s lawyers file motion to throw out $243 million verdict in fatal crash - The Boston Globe
Lawyers for Tesla argued in a motion that the judgment was excessive and Tesla’s software was not to blame for the death of Naibel Benavides, a 22-year-old college student, and the injuries to Dillon Angulo, her boyfriend.
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