"Tesla has avoided another jury trial over a deadly crash involving the electric carmaker's Autopilot driver-assist system. Elon Musk's company reached a deal this week to settle a lawsuit with the family of a 15-year-old boy who was killed in a 2019 California highway collision after a Tesla Model 3 slammed into the teen's father's pickup truck. Notice of settlement documents were filed in Alameda County Superior Court on Monday,"
"Attorneys for the family who sued Tesla would not provide details of the settlement to Business Insider, saying it is confidential. Representatives for Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The settlement comes after a Florida federal jury last month found Tesla partly to blame for a 2019 Autopilot-related crash that left a 22-year-old woman dead and her boyfriend seriously injured."
"Tesla was dealt a major blow in that case. The jury awarded the plaintiffs $329 million in total damages, leaving the car company on the hook for $242.5 million. Brett Schreiber, an attorney who helped secure that verdict, is also part of the plaintiff's legal team in the California case. Attorneys for Tesla have slammed the Florida verdict, arguing in court papers that the massive judgment "flies in the face" of the law and should be tossed."
Tesla reached a confidential settlement with the family of a 15-year-old boy killed in a 2019 California highway collision when a Model 3 struck the teen's father's pickup truck, avoiding a scheduled jury trial. Notice of settlement was filed in Alameda County Superior Court about four weeks before trial and is labeled conditional. Family attorneys declined to disclose terms. The settlement follows a Florida federal jury verdict that assigned Tesla partial blame for a separate 2019 Autopilot-related crash, resulting in $329 million in total damages and $242.5 million owed by Tesla. Tesla's lawyers have urged that the Florida judgment be overturned.
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