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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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Tesla Faces Legal Battles Over Vehicle Fires and Autopilot-Related Fatalities

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Tesla Inc., a leading innovator in electric vehicles, is under increasing legal scrutiny as two major product liability cases bring safety concerns about its cars into sharp focus. These lawsuits highlight alleged design...more

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Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act

In April 2025, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce unanimously approved the Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act. The Act, if it is enacted, would convert current voluntary standards ANSI/CAN/UL...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Navigating the Legal Landscape of Electric Vehicle Battery Fires

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The electric vehicle (“EV”) revolution is reshaping the automotive industry, promising a greener future and reduced reliance on fossil fuels. However, as EV adoption accelerates, manufacturers face a growing legal and...more

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Product Defect Representation for Tesla Supercharger Injuries

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Automotive giant Tesla is facing increasing criticism following allegations that the company failed to implement adequate warnings and safety measures on its popular Tesla Supercharger stations. The scrutiny arose after...more

Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP

E-Bike Regulations – What You Need To Know!

The NYC Fire Department has attributed the cause of many recent fires, some fatal, to overheating lithium-ion batteries (“LIBs”) used in e-bikes and similar electrically powered personal conveyances (generally, “e-bikes”)....more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 2.22.2021 | Top Story: Boeing Grounds Some 777 Models After Engine Explosion on United Flight

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Boeing needs another aircraft problem like a hole in the head, but that’s just what it got after a right-engine explosion on one of its 777-200 models that had just left Denver en route to Hawaii. ...more

Spirit Legal

Are Tesla taxis a tragedy? Dutch taxi company demands 1.3 million euros in damages

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“We’ve never had as many problems as with Tesla” (Tofik Ohoudi) Faulty vehicles, incorrect odometer readings and poor service: for one of Tesla’s biggest Dutch customers, enough is enough. Bios-Groep, which uses around...more

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Taugen Tesla-Taxis nichts? Niederländisches Taxi Unternehmen fordert 1,3 Mio. Schadensersatz

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"Noch nie so viele Probleme gesehen wie bei Tesla" (Tofik Ohoudi): niederländisches Taxiunternehmen fordert 1,3 Mio. Euro Schadensersatz. Defekte Autos, falsche Kilometerleistung und schlechter Service. Einer der größten...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights: October 2019 #3

Pennsylvania, CNX Reach $1.48M Settlement on Abandoned Wells - "The order covers 141 conventional wells and five shale gas wells in Allegheny, Washington, Greene and Westmoreland counties." Why this is important: The...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Product Lines - Toxic Torts and Products Liability Insights: Issue 3, 2019

Welcome to the third 2019 issue of Product Lines – our quarterly e-newsletter that focuses on toxic torts and products liability issues.... In This Edition: - Vitamin E Found in Cannabis-Containing Vape Products Linked...more

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