Fact, a ridesharing car accident will involve numerous parties and auto accident laws. Like our roads, Uber driver laws change all the time. After your Torrance Uber accident, a consultation with an attorney can focus your attention on care for your suffering. 

Our law group’s job is to handle the legal decisions as you try to recover from your medical situation. Guidance from the right Uber accident lawyer can help make a difference in the amount of money you or someone in your family will recover. 

During legal representation, primary concerns, including questions of fault and loss mitigation, are discussed. Everything you do now will encourage fairer settlements later. 

The right attorneys can get the evidence victims need to recover fair money losses and attorney’s fees. (Ex: millions or a defense verdict). 

• Obtaining Evidence

For example, Uber monitors drivers and their driving habits by logging the driver’s travel speed, hard braking behavior, or manner of sharp turns taken during the ride. 

They note and store destination track maps showing driver action. Anyone can see this same traffic map during the ride. The rideshare company will refuse calls of wounded passengers to view this information without a court order requested by an Uber or Lyft lawyer. 

If you were injured in an Uber or Lyft accident, your legal rights and path to maximum compensation could be navigated. Uber drivers are no less immune from being victims of collisions than anyone else under similar circumstances. Compensation can be had with superior Torrance Uber accident attorney representation. 

The type of vehicle in an Uber accident is broad. It ranges from car models (Toyota Prius, Nissan Sentra, Chevrolet Tahoe) to other market-accommodating vehicles such as small cars (Hyundai i40, Chevrolet Spark) or large trucks and SUVs (Ford Explorer).

Injured in an accident? Most accident victims /passengers we help suffered:

• Brain injuries
• Spine injuries
• Wrongful death
• Post Traumatic Stress

Driving recklessly, falling asleep, and not being alert for other vehicles and pedestrians remain the most common violations sparking a Torrance, CA insurance claim. 

With differing levels of driving experience, Uber accidents often injure passengers, uninsured drivers, and pedestrians. You need a Lyft accident lawyer to protect your interests. This firm can identify other types of motorist coverage.

The Ridesharing concept is a one-way road transport service arguably manned by independent contractors.

California now enforces AB5, which now classifies former independent contract workers as employees. But there’s a difference. Normally, everything is covered by the at-fault employees’ parent company. (wrongdoing could be vicariously imputed from servant to master).

This California Assembly Bill gutted vicarious liability. AB5 strongly works for the transportation company’s benefit. The individual driver is held responsible to the plaintiff. Less financial protection exists for everyone along the route. 

Should you file a claim after a car accident? Contact Ehline Law Firm’s attorneys. Your Uber or Lyft accident attorney will be drawn from trained professionals in all areas of insurance claims. Our top team has experience in the common carrier decision-making process. We help families throughout the country and several states, page by page, every step of the way.

After the liability investigation, you still have to prove all reasonable damages to insurers. Damages can be categorized as general and special. A jury or court will examine jury instructions to determine all injury claims compensation payout amounts. 

Case results won against a type of defendant (Uber driver, etc.) require us to prove each element. Below our staff will detail damages against the taxis or someone else’s insurance provider. 

General damages include:

• Pain and suffering.

Special damages include:

• Past, present, and future income loss (diminished wages and lost contracts).
• Medical expenses, including ambulance, surgery costs, medical bills and healthcare expenditures
• Costs of rehabilitation/healing / recovery process
• Wrongful death of a loved one
• Loss of enjoyment of life
• Property damage 
• Life-care support.

You won’t just get all the compensation you deserve on your terms. You must force all liable parties to pay their fault obligation. If you sue the wrong people, the case recovery could be reduced based upon the percentage of fault held by the empty witness chair.

An expert witness may be called to prove you didn’t cause your own property damage or injuries. This is called “pure comparative negligence.” (Learn more here).

Uber and Lyft are the two largest rideshare businesses in Torrance, California. Each ridesharing driver must purchase uninsured motorist protection. (Rideshare app use responsibility). There is no way for us to be a ridesharing driver for Uber, Lyft otherwise. And life insurance is never a mandatory purchase.

If you can’t pay your own insurance fees or car money, Uber and Lyft can help you with a car and insurance policy. 

Some taxi companies also have apps and provide similar rides. Cab companies charge higher fares due to a lack of funding and their own operating expenses. Consequently, cabs are more expensive than rideshare companies such as Uber in typical rides. 

California requires Transportation Network Company (TNC) drivers to carry rideshare insurance when using apps provided by ridesharing companies. The minimum auto insurance requirements vary according to which “period” you are in. If you are not a bona fide passenger, you’ll be limited to the liability policy in place.

Here are the answers determining whether standard level limits or a more significant amount will result in your case. 

If you are a passenger injured in an Uber or other person involved in an accident with a rideshare vehicle, remember these steps.

• Find Safe Haven: Your sense of safety should be your priority.
• Identify And Show Proof of Financial Responsibility: Exchange your phone number/email address and proof of insurance if you’re a driver.
• Think: Try and remember anything about how the Torrance Uber accident happened. Make a note on your smartphone as the record of things becomes clear.
• Call Police: File a police report.
• Snap Photo Images: As with any motor vehicle accident, when safe, collect evidence of the scene, like photographs. Your auto accident lawyer will use this against the Uber driver. Detailed information about accidents helps counsel hold rideshare companies liable.
• Get an Ambulance:  If it was just some “fender bender,” seek immediate medical attention—document visible trauma and memory issues. 
• Rule out internal injuries: Let a doctor identify your mental capacity, pain level, or other thing. Start treatment options or surgeries immediately. When the insurer investigates the association between the ridesharing companies and your harm/injuries, case outcomes become stronger for your side.
• Remain Silent: Avoid any level of communication with the liability insurance company. Admit nothing to defendants either verbally or in a recorded statement. Inadvertent false claims to car insurance companies can result in criminal fraud charges instead of settlement offers. (Ex: making fake documents regarding pre-existing injuries/illnesses, lost work, etc.)
• Stay off Social Media: Don’t post photos of your injuries from a car accident online.
• Contact A Torrance Rideshare Accident Lawyer: Even if you haven’t been injured, but are considering filing a ridesharing accident claim with your car insurance company, make sure to first speak with an attorney. Even if it appears as though the driver was at fault for causing your losses, before agreeing on anything (especially compensation), contact an accident lawyer in Torrance. 

Passenger with a question about regulations, recourse, or rules? Call us for a free case evaluation before filing a personal injury claim with Uber or your uninsured motorist coverage. Learn about your potential chances of receiving a fair settlement compensation deal first.

Car accidents usually do not go to court because both parties can come to an agreement before litigation. This is important for injured clients unable to attend due to a disability. Victims might get frustrated by time-consuming negotiations.

Your Uber accident attorney generally has only two years to file a claim against Uber in California. A government vehicle or agency involved in an accident means less time (six months to file a claim).

Unfortunately, instances of people injured in Uber and Lyft car accidents are increasing in California. Plaintiffs may be able to file a claim or lawsuit against both Uber and Lyft for personal injuries. 

If you are an Uber / Lyft passenger or pedestrian hurt in a crash, contact our accident lawyers at Ehline Law Firm today. We’ll help you get the compensation you deserve. Call (424) 999-7246. We have meeting places in Northern, Central, and Southern California.