Litigation & Arbitration
Oct. 18, 2023
Nonsuit motion opens Tesla’s defense of Autopilot crash
“I do agree with both of you that it really is a circumstantial evidence case,” Superior Court Judge Christopher B. Harmon said.
RIVERSIDE — Tesla began its defense in the nation’s first Autopilot wrongful death trial with a nonsuit motion on Tuesday, saying that nearly three weeks of evidence from the plaintiffs was not sufficient for the jury to decide if a design defect caused a deadly crash or not.
“The plaintiffs don’t cite any satisfactory evidence that Autopilot caused this crash because there isn’t any,” Michael R. Carey, a Minneapolis attorney at Dykema Gos...
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