Lawyers for the family of a woman struck and killed by a Tesla sedan in 2019 argued that the company’s Autopilot software should have avoided the crash.
Category: Suits and Litigation (Civil)
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David Geffen’s Divorce Gives New Meaning to Hypergamy
A lawsuit against David Geffen mentions a website where hypergamy — dating above your station — is celebrated. But the word carries darker intonations.
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What Happened to the MAGA Instant Pot?
As its private-equity owner fought antitrust allegations, the countertop cooker suddenly embraced the president’s politics, trying the new playbook of lobbying through flattery.
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Trump Says Rupert Murdoch Should Be Deposed Within 15 Days in Suit Over Epstein Article
The president’s legal team argued in a legal filing that discovery process for the media mogul should be expedited because of his age and health.
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Project Veritas Withdraws Lawsuit Against The New York Times
The conservative group accused The Times of defamation over an article published in 2020.
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Southwest Passenger Says She Was Ejected From Flight Based on Her Race
On a flight from Chicago to Washington, D.C., last November, the passenger said she was the only Black person seated in an exit row when she was asked to leave.
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Southern California Edison Creates Fund for LA-Area Eaton Fire Victims
California officials have not yet determined whether Southern California Edison caused the fire, which killed 17 people and destroyed thousands of properties.
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Governors Plan to Rebuke Managers of Largest U.S. Electric Grid
Republican and Democratic governors in Eastern states will send a representative to a meeting of the PJM grid, which serves 67 million people in 13 states.
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Shia LaBeouf Settles Sexual Battery Lawsuit by FKA twigs
A joint statement by their lawyers said they wished “each other personal happiness, professional success and peace in the future.”
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Mike Lynch’s Estate Ordered to Pay Hewlett Packard $945 Million
The technology giant had accused the British mogul, who died last year when his yacht sank, of fraud in the sale of his company in 2011.
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Tesla Driver Testifies Autopilot Failed to Prevent Fatal Crash
The driver gave testimony in a federal trial about Tesla’s role in a 2019 accident that killed a woman in Florida.