Months before a jury granted a verdict of $ 242.5 million against Tesla on its guilt in a fatal accident of 2019, the car manufacturer had the opportunity to settle for $ 60 million. On the other hand, Tesla rejected that sacrifice, according to the new legal presentations that were the first Reported by Reuters.
The liquidation proposal, which was made in May, was denied in a presentation that requested Tesla covered the legal fees for the plaintiffs in the case.
Earl this month, a jury in a federal court in Miami found Tesla partly For a fatal crash of 2019 that invaded the use of the company’s autopilot assistance system. A person was killed when a Tesla Model S with autopilot committed through an intersection and hit a Chevrolet Tahoe. The victims of the accident, Neima Benavides Leon and her boyfriend Dillon Angulo, were standing outside the vehicle on the shoulder at that time. Leon was killed while Angulo was seriously injured.
The driver, who was not accused in this case, hosted separately for his responsibility. The demand filed in 2021 against Tesla focused on the autopilot, which was committed but did not stop time to avoid going through the intersection. The jury assigned the driver two thirds of guilt and attributed a third to Tesla. As part of the verdict, the jury granted the verdict of $ 242.5 million as part of its decision.
Tesla, in a statement provided to Tech Crunch earlier this month, said it plans to appeal the verdict “given the substantial errors of the law and irregularities in the trial.”
Techcrunch has communicated with the lawyers of the plaintiffs and Tesla. An external public relations firm that previously provided statements about the Tesla recline to comment and directed TechCrunch to the company’s press management. Tesla bandaged her communications team several years ago.
The claim, case 1: 21 CV-2140-BB, was presented in 2021 at the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
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