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Florida jury finds Tesla partially responsible for traffic death, orders $200 million in damages

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 1, 2025, 15:21:56

https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/08/01/jury-orders-tesla-to-pay-more-than-240-million-in-autopilot-crash-case/

A Miami jury decided that Elon Musk’s car company Tesla was partly responsible for a deadly crash in Florida involving its Autopilot driver assist technology and must pay the victims more than $200 million in damages.

The federal jury held that Tesla bore significant responsibility because its technology failed and that not all the blame can be put on a reckless driver, even one who admitted he was distracted by his cell phone before hitting a young couple out gazing at the stars. The decision comes as Musk seeks to convince Americans his cars are safe enough to drive on their own as he plans to roll out a driverless taxi service in several cities in the coming months.

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We believe we have a similar case currently

Posted by NastyBoyd <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=NastyBoyd' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 1, 2025, 16:24:59, in reply to "Florida jury finds Tesla partially responsible for traffic death, orders $200 million in damages "

deceased left wife and three children, one of whom is autistic.

Similar story, no paywall.

Posted by osklister <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=osklister' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 1, 2025, 16:00:11, in reply to "Florida jury finds Tesla partially responsible for traffic death, orders $200 million in damages "

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/tesla-ordered-by-florida-jury-pay-329-million-fatal-autopilot-crash-2025-08-01/

Seems an insane amount of money no matter what the reason for being partially responsible*

Posted by Quiz <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Quiz' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 1, 2025, 15:32:23, in reply to "Florida jury finds Tesla partially responsible for traffic death, orders $200 million in damages "

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Seems a bit misleading. $200 million of damages were punitive for hiding data/videos right?*

Posted by CoronaTheirAss <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=CoronaTheirAss' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 1, 2025, 15:26:36, in reply to "Florida jury finds Tesla partially responsible for traffic death, orders $200 million in damages "

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Don’t think so. Also am now getting a paywall on that article so here’s another one

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 1, 2025, 18:24:13, in reply to "Seems a bit misleading. $200 million of damages were punitive for hiding data/videos right?*"

Didn’t open oklister’s post so maybe this is the one he posted

https://kstp.com/ap-top-news/jury-orders-tesla-to-pay-more-than-240-million-in-autopilot-crash-case/

I am no litigator but failure to play fair in discovery shouldn’t directly lead to an increase in jury-determined damages. Rather, the judge would penalize the party by requiring the jury assume the worst about the evidence withheld or fine the party and counsel directly. I think the damages are just damages.

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