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Tesla Wins Another Lawsuit Against an Auto Shanghai 2021 Protester, What Brake Failure?
Tesla Wins Another Lawsuit Against an Auto Shanghai 2021 Protester, What Brake Failure?

22 Nov 2023, 16:35 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla won another lawsuit against a protester from the Auto Shanghai 2021 motor show who claimed the car's brake malfunctioned, causing an accident

 
$325 Million Amadea Megayacht Is Caught in a Legal War as U.S. Moves to Claim It
$325 Million Amadea Megayacht Is Caught in a Legal War as U.S. Moves to Claim It

24 Oct 2023, 09:24 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The U.S. government is seeking forfeiture of the arrested vessel, while another billionaire has claimed ownership and is suing to have it released to him

 
Luxury Shipyard That Built Jeff Bezos' Abeona Superyacht Sues Government Over Sanctions
Luxury Shipyard That Built Jeff Bezos' Abeona Superyacht Sues Government Over Sanctions

10 Oct 2023, 14:23 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Damen Yachting is seeking damages over loss of profit after severing Russian contracts. Government sources claim the yard’s “true north” is with the money

 
New Autopilot Lawsuits Raise Crucial Questions About Defect and Limitation Boundaries
New Autopilot Lawsuits Raise Crucial Questions About Defect and Limitation Boundaries

30 Aug 2023, 09:41 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / What if the people who died using Tesla's ADAS were given the responsibility to oversee a system that does not provide them with enough time to react?

 
First Class Action Against Tesla's Unreal Range Readouts Disputes More than Just That
First Class Action Against Tesla's Unreal Range Readouts Disputes More than Just That

4 Aug 2023, 07:39 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Three customers from California started this lawsuit against the BEV maker after Reuters revealed the range estimates were optimistic on purpose.

 
Tycoon Owner of PHI Superyacht Sues Government Over Its Unlawful Seizure
Tycoon Owner of PHI Superyacht Sues Government Over Its Unlawful Seizure

15 Jul 2023, 06:15 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Property developer Sergei Naumenko accuses the UK government of “trying to look tough” by seizing his brand new superyacht in early 2022

 
Hyundai and Kia Sued by New York City Because Their Cars Are Too Easy To Steal
Hyundai and Kia Sued by New York City Because Their Cars Are Too Easy To Steal

7 Jun 2023, 18:08 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / New York City sued Hyundai and Kia for creating a "public nuisance" by failing to install electronic immobilizers to prevent cars from being stolen

 
Woman Who Protested on Top of a Tesla at Auto Shanghai 2021 Loses Another Lawsuit
Woman Who Protested on Top of a Tesla at Auto Shanghai 2021 Loses Another Lawsuit

30 May 2023, 12:32 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla won a second lawsuit against Zhang Yazhou, the woman who protested on top of a Tesla Model 3 during the Auto Shanghai motor show in 2021

 
Hyundai and Kia To Offer $200M Settlement for TikTok Theft Class-Action Lawsuit
Hyundai and Kia To Offer $200M Settlement for TikTok Theft Class-Action Lawsuit

19 May 2023, 11:00 UTC · By: Mircea Mazuru / The Korean companies went through a PR nightmare over the TikTok-inspired thefts. This settlement will cover around nine million US vehicle owners

 
Lawsuit Compares Tesla OTA Updates to Hacker Attacks That Cause BMS_u029 Errors
Lawsuit Compares Tesla OTA Updates to Hacker Attacks That Cause BMS_u029 Errors

13 May 2023, 14:48 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The complaint evokes California's Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to equate what Tesla did to a hacker attack, but that was not the real issue.

 
PHI: The Spectacular, Record-Breaking Superyacht Trapped by a 'PR Stunt'
PHI: The Spectacular, Record-Breaking Superyacht Trapped by a 'PR Stunt'

13 May 2023, 11:28 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Delivered in 2021 and sailed into London months later for some finishing touches, PHI was never again allowed to leave dock. The owner is suing

 
Elon Musk Settles Defamation Lawsuit After Saying He'd Fight Unfair Cases Until the End
Elon Musk Settles Defamation Lawsuit After Saying He'd Fight Unfair Cases Until the End

2 May 2023, 18:48 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Even Tesla's official Twitter account tried to defend the CEO despite not being involved with the lawsuit Randeep Hothi filed against Musk.

 
Steven Spielberg’s $250 Million Megayacht Is Now the Apple of Discord
Steven Spielberg’s $250 Million Megayacht Is Now the Apple of Discord

25 Apr 2023, 06:48 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Luxury broker is taking luxury shipyard Oceanco to court over claims of unpaid commissions on Y720, Spielberg’s newest and bigger boat

 
Owen Diaz Sued Tesla for Racism and Won $136.9 Million, But May Get Only $3.2 Million
Owen Diaz Sued Tesla for Racism and Won $136.9 Million, But May Get Only $3.2 Million

5 Apr 2023, 12:45 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / More than a tale about the legal system in the U.S., this story apparently teaches us about how one attorney can change the game.

 
The "Kia Boyz" TikTok Theft Saga Continues, Hyundai Says Not for Long
The "Kia Boyz" TikTok Theft Saga Continues, Hyundai Says Not for Long

31 Mar 2023, 20:55 UTC · By: Mircea Mazuru / An ill-intended TikTok challenge from last year has led to a nationwide car theft problem – almost a year later, Hyundai is still working on solving it

 
Tesla Accused of Wrongful Death in Lawsuit Over Fatal Florida Crash
Tesla Accused of Wrongful Death in Lawsuit Over Fatal Florida Crash

29 Mar 2023, 08:59 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla has been named in a wrongful death lawsuit filed in a federal court by the family of an elderly couple who died in a fatal Florida crash in July 2022

 
The "Kia Boyz" Nightmare Isn't Ending, Another City Takes the Issue to Court
The "Kia Boyz" Nightmare Isn't Ending, Another City Takes the Issue to Court

28 Mar 2023, 16:08 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / Hyundai and Kia are not having a very good time right now. The brands are facing a lot of challenges because they omitted to add one important part

 
Design Defect Legal Argument Is a Legacy Automakers Heritage Tesla Chose to Follow
Design Defect Legal Argument Is a Legacy Automakers Heritage Tesla Chose to Follow

20 Mar 2023, 17:18 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / For a company that claims to be disruptive in so many ways, following the bad strategies of the automakers it wants to replace does not sound right

 
Tesla Moves To Dismiss Model S Door Handle Lawsuit Over Obscure Technicalities
Tesla Moves To Dismiss Model S Door Handle Lawsuit Over Obscure Technicalities

14 Mar 2023, 09:46 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla wants a lawsuit over the 2014-2016 Model S door handle malfunction dismissed, saying it was not a manufacturing problem, but a design defect

 
Bollinger Motors Files Lawsuit Against Munro Vehicles and Their Lead Designer
Bollinger Motors Files Lawsuit Against Munro Vehicles and Their Lead Designer

2 Feb 2023, 21:13 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / American EV manufacturer Bollinger Motors accuses the Scottish brand Munro Vehicles, and their lead designer, of infringing their copyright