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Circuit Judge Reid Scott rejected Tesla's motion to summarily dismiss Kim Banner's lawsuit accusing the company of causing her husband Jeremy Banner's death in 2019. In a 23-page ruling, Scott found that Kim Banner's attorneys presented sufficient evidence to let the case proceed to trial sometime next year. But Scott agreed that Banner's attorneys had provided enough evidence for the case to proceed. The board said Tesla's Autopilot should have safeguards that don't allow the system’s use on highways that have cross-traffic. The car should also make certain drivers using Autopilot remain engaged with their hands on the wheel.

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An advertisement promotes Tesla Autopilot at a showroom of U.S. car manufacturer Tesla in Zurich, Switzerland March 28, 2018. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/ File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies Tesla Inc FollowNov 21 (Reuters) - A Florida judge found "reasonable evidence" that Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk and other managers knew the automaker's vehicles had a defective Autopilot system but still allowed the cars to be driven unsafely, according to a ruling. The ruling is a setback for Tesla after the company won two product liability trials in California earlier this year over the Autopilot driver assistant system. Banner's attorney, Lake "Trey" Lytal III, said they are "extremely proud of this result based in the evidence of punitive conduct." The judge also cited a 2016 video showing a Tesla vehicle driving without human intervention as a way to market Autopilot.

Persons: Arnd, Elon Musk, Judge Reid Scott, Tesla, Stephen Banner's, Banner, Bryant Walker Smith, Smith, Scott, Banner's, Joshua Brown, Trey, Lytal, Dan Levine, Richard Chang, Stephen Coates Organizations: REUTERS, Tesla, Palm, University of South, Thomson Locations: U.S, Zurich, Switzerland, Florida, Palm Beach County, California, Miami, University of South Carolina

☆ Evidence shows that Elon Musk knew Tesla's Autopilot system was faulty but still let cars run, judge says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A Florida judge said there is evidence Elon Musk knew Tesla's self-driving software was defective. Tesla's controversial Autopilot feature is facing multiple legal challenges and investigations. AdvertisementElon Musk is facing yet another legal headache over Tesla's Autopilot feature. Musk has faced controversy over some of his statements on how advanced Tesla's self-driving technology really is. It's the latest in a series of legal threats that Musk and Tesla have faced over the company's controversial self-driving technology.

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The lawsuit, filed against Tesla by the passengers and Lee's estate, accuses Tesla of knowing that Autopilot and other safety systems were defective when it sold the car. Autopilot failed to brake, steer or do anything to avoid the collision, according to the lawsuit filed by Banner's wife. Tesla denied liability for both accidents, blamed driver error and said Autopilot is safe when monitored by humans. Tesla said in court documents that drivers must pay attention to the road and keep their hands on the steering wheel. "Elon Musk has acknowledged problems with the Tesla autopilot system not working properly," according to plaintiffs' documents.

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☆ Overstock.com wins auction for Bed Bath & Beyond's intellectual property, digital assets
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Gabrielle Fonrouge | In Gabrielle-Fonrouge | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Signage is displayed outside a permanently closed Bed Bath & Beyond retail store in Hawthorne, California, on May 1, 2023. Bed Bath & Beyond will live on in name only after Overstock.com won an auction for the failed home goods retailer's intellectual property and digital assets, according to court records filed early Thursday. In a rare move, Bed Bath chose to run a separate sale process for its Buy Buy Baby chain, considered the crown jewel of its assets. Buy Buy Baby assets garnered interest from buyers even before Bed Bath filed for bankruptcy in April. The auction for Buy Buy Baby's assets is slated to take place on Wednesday.

Persons: Overstock.com, Overstock, JOWA Brands Organizations: JOWA, Bed, CNBC Locations: Hawthorne , California

☆ Buy Buy Baby draws sale interest in Bed Bath & Beyond bankruptcy, one bidder looks to save stores
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Gabrielle Fonrouge | In Gabrielle-Fonrouge | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

A Buy Buy Baby store in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US, on Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. That's where Buy Buy Baby – and its long-held name recognition – would come in. "We have tremendous trust with new and expecting parents but Buy Buy Baby is much better known with kind of that older generation," she said. The crown jewel of Bed Bath & BeyondThis is not the first time Buy Buy Baby has seen sale interest. Buy Buy Baby has remained a bright spot in Bed Bath & Beyond's otherwise dismal earnings reports in recent years.

Persons: Stephanie Keith, Natalie Gordon, It's, Gordon, Babylist, it's, –, Ryan Cohen, Chewy, Cohen Organizations: Bloomberg, Getty, Bed, CNBC, Capital Advisors, GameStop, & $ Locations: Brooklyn, New York, Bed Bath, Beverly Hills , California, Bath

☆ 'It totally backfired': The pitfalls of Alzheimer's genetic testing
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-21 | by ( Julie Steenhuysen | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

CHICAGO, April 21 (Reuters) - Wendy Nelson watched her mother slowly die of Alzheimer's disease, unable to move or swallow at the end. When her father's memory began to fail a year later, one of her two sisters doubted it could be Alzheimer's, Nelson said. THE TESTING REVOLUTIONUntil recently, most doctors tended not to order genetic tests to determine Alzheimer's risk, because there were no effective treatments to slow or prevent the disease. US regulators recommend genetic testing before starting treatment with Leqembi. Some members of families with increased genetic risk of Alzheimer's say it might be better not to know at all.

☆ A Nebraska county of only 625 people contained nearly 100 deep underground nuclear missiles, so the US Air Force halted a green-power project that would have revitalized its economy
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

There are hundreds of underground nuclear missiles across Colorado, Nebraska, Wyoming, North Dakota, and Montana. The US Air Force says wind turbines can't be constructed within a 2-mile radius of these missiles. Due to underground missiles, a wind turbine project in Banner County, Nebraska, was limited in scope. The Flat Water Free Press, an independent news outlet in Nebraska, reported last week that in 2019, the US Air Force began to thwart a wind turbine project in the state's southwest Banner County. But the Air Force contended that the turbines would pose a "significant safety hazard" to pilots — especially during storms or blizzards.

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