Tesla rejected $60 million settlement before $243 million verdict in fatal autopilot crash case
Miami: Tesla turned down a $60 million settlement offer in a lawsuit over a deadly 2019 crash involving a Model S equipped with Autopilot, but a jury awarded $243 million in damages earlier this month.
Attorneys for the plaintiffs revealed the settlement proposal in a filing on Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida as part of a motion seeking legal fees from the company. According to a report by The Hindu, they argued that Florida law entitles them to fees accrued since May 30, when Tesla turned down the offer.
The case was registered on an April 2019 after an accident in which a Tesla Model S using Autopilot collided with a parked Chevrolet Tahoe on a highway shoulder. The crash killed Naibel Benavides Leon and severely injured her boyfriend, Dillon Angulo.
Jurors found Tesla liable for $42.6 million of the compensation amount and punitive damages and they awarded $129 million in compensatory damages and $200 million in punitive penalties. The Tesla driver was judged 67% liable but was not identified as a defendant.
Tesla vowed to appeal and rejected the accusations and stated that the decision undercuts efforts to develop autonomous driving technologies.
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Man kills 12-year-old nephew over property dispute in Karnataka’s Sindhanur
Sindhanur: A 12-year-old boy was killed and his mother seriously injured after a man allegedly attacked his elder brother’s family with a knife over a property dispute in Alabanur village of Sindhanur taluk on Wednesday morning.
The deceased has been identified as Nagaraj Siddappa Alvi (12). Amrutha Siddappa (42) sustained serious injuries in the attack. Police said the accused is Basavaraj Rudrappa Alvi, the younger brother of the victim boy’s father.
According to preliminary information, Basavaraj had arrived in Alabanur village on Tuesday and was staying at his mother’s house.
On Wednesday morning, he allegedly went to the house of his brother Siddappa carrying a knife. At the time, Siddappa’s wife Amrutha and children Nagaraj and Dhanush were present in the house.
Police said the accused allegedly attacked them with the knife. Nagaraj died in the incident, while Amrutha and Dhanush suffered serious injuries.
The injured were shifted to the government hospital in the city for treatment.
Deputy Superintendent of Police G. Chandrashekhar visited the spot and gathered information.
Sources said Chinnamma Rudrappa of Alabanur village has two sons Siddappa, who lives in Alabanur, and Basavaraj, who resides in Alliganur village of Siruguppa taluk.
Police suspect the long-standing property dispute between the two brothers led to the fatal attack.
