Tesla could have avoided this automatic ruling 242.5 million dollars.

Months of a jury granted a $ 242.5 million ruling against Tesla due to its responsibility for a fictitious collision 2019, the auto industry had an opportunity to settle $ 60 million. Instead, Tesla refused this offer, according to the new legal files that were first I reported Reuters.

The settlement proposal, which was submitted in May, was revealed in a file required to cover Tesla legal fees for prosecutors in the case.

Earlier this month, a jury in the Federal Court in Miami Tesla found Partially to blame For a 2019 fatal collision incident that involves using the company’s autopilot driver’s aid system. One person was killed when Tesla was exposed to the Mirror Automated Pilot through the intersection and hit Chevrolet Tahoe. The victims of the accident, Nima Benefides Lyon and her friend Delon Angelo, were standing out of the car on the shoulder at the time. Lyon was killed while Annulo was seriously injured.

A driver, who was not invited in this case, was prosecuted separately for his responsibility. The lawsuit filed in 2021 against Tesla focused on the automated pilot, which was working but not unique in time to avoid passing through the intersection. The jury appointed the driver two -thirds of the blame and attributed one -third to Tesla. As part of the ruling, the jury granted the ruling 242.5 million dollars as part of its decision.

Tesla said, in a statement submitted to Techcrunch earlier this month, that she plans to appeal the ruling “given the major errors in the law and violations in the trial.”

Techcrunch communicate with the prosecutors’ lawyers as well as Tesla. The foreign public relations company, which previously submitted data on behalf of Tesla, refused to comment and direct Techcrunch to the company’s press address. Tesla came to the telecommunications team several years ago.

The lawsuit was filed, case 1: 21-CV-2140-BB, in 2021 at the American Provincial Court of the southern region of Florida.