# Beth Bloom

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## Timeline

- **2026-02-20**: Final Judicial Ruling — Judge Beth Bloom rejects Tesla's bid, upholding the $243 million judgment in full.
- **2025-12-20**: Tesla's Legal Challenge — Tesla files a motion to overturn the verdict, arguing the evidence did not support the jury's findings.
- **2024-11-15**: Initial Jury Verdict — A federal jury awards $243 million to the family of the victim, finding Tesla partially liable.
- **2019-03-01**: Fatal Florida Crash — A Tesla Model 3 operating on Autopilot collides with a semi-truck, resulting in a fatality.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Tesla Loses Bid to Overturn Landmark $243 Million Autopilot Verdict
2026-02-20 17:56:10 · Sentiment: Negative · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 2

A federal judge has upheld a $243 million jury verdict against Tesla concerning a fatal 2019 Autopilot crash, marking a major legal defeat for the automaker. The ruling exhausts Tesla's primary options to avoid the massive payout at the trial court level, setting a high-stakes precedent for future litigation involving autonomous driving technologies.
Full story: https://getaibrief.com/story/tesla-autopilot-243-million-verdict-upheld

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