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Technology,
Litigation & Arbitration,
Class Action

Dec. 30, 2022

Class opposes arbitration in suit over Tesla Autopilot

Tesla’s counsel — David C. Marcus of WilmerHale in Los Angeles — argued that the plaintiffs purchased the vehicles knowing the limitations of the Autopilot feature and that the arbitration clause is binding.

A class of plaintiffs who accused Tesla, Inc. of fraudulently marketing its vehicles’ Autopilot feature are opposing compelled arbitration in a brief that claims the electric automaker made consumers “empty promises.”

Counsel for the plaintiffs filed the brief Wednesday to oppose Tesla’s motion to compel arbitration for four of the five plaintiffs’ claims. One of the plaintiffs opted out of the arbitration clause that comes as standard in ...

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