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Tesla's “Nuclear” Verdict: Potential Impacts on Autonomous Truck Technology

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On August 1, 2025, a Florida jury returned a verdict totaling $243,000,000 against Tesla, Inc. in the consolidated cases Neima Benavides v. Tesla and Dillon Angulo v. Tesla. These cases caught public attention because of the...more

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KITT meets Spartacus

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Who would be responsible if KITT, the supercar of the famous TV series, were to cause an accident: the company that produced the car, the driver or maybe KITT itself?...more

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L’avvocato di Supercar

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Chi dovrebbe pagare i danni se KITT, la mitica Supercar della serie TV, provocasse un incidente? L’azienda che produce la macchina, il guidatore o magari la stessa KITT?...more

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Muddy Road Ahead Part II: Liability Legislation for Autonomous Vehicles in the United Kingdom

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The Situation: The United Kingdom is positioning itself as the "go to" location to develop, test, and drive automated vehicles, but questions remain as to how its existing product liability regime should respond to this...more

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Muddy Road Ahead: European Liability Legislation Remains Unclear for Autonomous Vehicles

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The Situation: The liability regimes for product liability related to driverless cars in various European countries remain far from harmonized, and lawmakers trail behind the faster moving reality. The Plan: The European...more

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Eyes on the Road Ahead: Product Liability Outlook for Autonomous Vehicles

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What product liability hazards lie in the road ahead for manufacturers of autonomous, automated, and connected vehicles and their suppliers? And how can auto manufacturers and suppliers plan for and mitigate that product...more

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The Road to Autonomous Vehicles: Insurance Implications

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As autonomous vehicles move toward mass implementation, businesses in this industry segment are studying product liability questions that will arise, some of which are likely to be distinctly different in character from the...more

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Product Liability & Complex Litigation Vol. 1, No. 1

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We are pleased to provide you with this edition of the firm’s Product Liability & Complex Litigation Update. This edition contains several articles by our attorneys that we hope you find interesting and informative from...more

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Safe-Driving Technology: Increasing danger behind the wheel?

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Is safe-driving technology increasing our risk behind the wheel? While airbags, crash warning systems, improved child safety restraints, and shoulder belts offer safety benefits, so-called “infotainment systems” and...more

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Autonomous Vehicles: A Case Study of Liability and Insurance

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The crash of a vehicle operating in semi-autonomous or fully autonomous mode presents a headline-grabbing opportunity to question the technology and the pace at which it is being introduced. Every accident resulting in injury...more

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First Fatality Signals Bumpy Road to Autonomous Vehicle Development

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Tesla Motors acknowledged in a press release last week the first known fatal crash involving a vehicle operating in semi-autonomous mode. The report comes at a pivotal time for the automotive industry, with states beginning...more

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Autonomous Vehicle Manufacturers Do Not Need to be Shielded from Lawsuits

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Full disclosure # 1: I, the author of this blog post, am a trial lawyer. Full disclosure # 2: The law firm that allows the publication of this blog post has many, many, many more trial lawyers. Without disputes that could go...more

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