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A lawsuit against Tesla follows a fatal 2019 crash involving a car that came equipped with its automated driving system

A jury ordered the electric car company to pay $243 million in damages to plaintiffs Dillon Angulo and the family of Naibel Benavides Leon

Tesla has said they plan on appealing

A jury in Florida has found Tesla partly liable for a deadly 2019 crash involving its Autopilot system, ordering the electric car company to pay $243 million in punitive and compensatory damages.

The jury’s decision was rendered on Friday, Aug. 1, The New York Times , the Associated Press and CBS News reported, following a trial that began in July.

According to a lawsuit against Tesla that was obtained by PEOPLE, the incident occurred on April 25, 2019, when George McGee

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