A Florida jury on Friday found Tesla liable to pay $243 million to victims of a 2019 fatal crash of an Autopilot-equipped Model S, a verdict that could encourage more legal action against Elon Musk's electric vehicle company.

A Florida jury has ordered Tesla to pay $243 million in a wrongful death lawsuit over a 2019 crash involving a Model S with Autopilot, according to Reuters. The decision marks the first time the company has been found liable in a fatal Autopilot-related case.

A Miami jury decided that Elon Musk’s car company Tesla was partly responsible for a deadly crash in Florida involving its Autopilot driver assist technology and must pay the victims more than $240 million in damages.