Maison Law represents people who are hurt in Bell car accidents caused by an Uber driver’s mistake. Our personal injury lawyers aggressively seek compensation for our clients from careless Uber drivers and their employers. Please contact us for a free, no-obligation consultation for all local injury victims. It’s a no-risk opportunity to find out what your injury may be worth and how to hold insurance companies fully responsible for recovery costs.
Do I Need a Lawyer After an Uber Accident?
If your injuries end up being serious and a rideshare driver was to blame, you should talk over your options with a skilled Bell Uber Accident Lawyer.
Uber is a massive corporation that employs teams of lawyers. When medical costs are high in your case, Uber will fight hard to avoid having to take the blame. Their lawyers will either try to blame you for an accident or try to devalue the pain and suffering you’ve gone through.
Your lawyer is your shield against these heartless tactics. Your Maison Law gathers powerful evidence to force insurance companies to provide the maximum in compensation for you and your family. With decades of experience and an aggressive legal strategy, our lawyers often secure much more for clients than they could by handling a case themselves.
Uber Accident Dangers While Driving Bell Roads
We’ve all either been in an Uber car or we’ve realized we’re driving beside one. The taxi service that runs on an app is a great convenience, but it’s a bit scary to put our fates in the hands of a driver. Uber’s business model also puts a lot of extra traffic on already busy Los Angeles County routes.
Any driver who travels around distracted is at a greater risk of causing collisions. And rideshare drivers have plenty to be distracted by.
They must watch the Uber app to see if someone needs a ride. They must accept that ride request. They also have to map certain locations. It’s a lot of looks down at a phone. There’s also the deadline rush to keep riders happy.
This is just a brief look at some of the distractions and temptations to be careless they face during a shift:
- Distractions while checking for ride requests and accepting them
- Distractions while trying to locate a rider
- Distractions while interacting with an Uber customer
- Reckless driving and speeding to get to a rider or to drop a rider off on time
After a scary collision on a busy street like Florence Avenue, these are all strong reasons why a rideshare driver and Uber could be held accountable for the crash. However, you’ll need proof when seeking support from an auto insurance company or Uber. Your Bell car accident lawyer fully investigates what happened to you and looks into Uber’s business practices to show how it is fully responsible for your physical and financial damages.
Is Uber Liable for My Recovery Costs After an Accident?
Yes. But perhaps not right away. They’ll first refer you to the Uber driver’s personal car insurance policy. Then Uber might chip in some support.
This is a look at the different parties who might be liable for your accident:
Uber Drivers: Uber Employees must carry their own car insurance policies. If an Uber driver causes a collision while they weren’t working and didn’t have their Uber App open, then any insurance claims after the accident will involve their own policies. If an Uber driver was on the clock, you’d likely still have to file a claim with the driver’s provider. However, many insurers won’t cover their drivers if they were working for a rideshare company at the time. If the driver’s insurance won’t provide coverage or doesn’t provide enough coverage, you’d move to filing a claim with Uber.
Uber Coverage:
Uber would provide help from a policy with high limits on what it will provide, but it’s only available if the driver was clocked in on the app when the collision occurred.
The amount of coverage would depend on what the Uber driver was doing at the time of the accident.
If the driver had the app open but didn’t have a customer, Uber may help victims with a limit of up to $100,000.
If the driver was on the way to pick up a confirmed customer or had the customer in the car, Uber’s coverage limit would jump to one million dollars. This is great coverage, but of course, it’s only available if you can prove that an Uber driver and Uber were to blame for what happened. Uber will have lawyers working to try to help the corporation escape blame in any way possible.
Another Driver: It may be that you’re in an Uber car when it’s struck by a normal personal vehicle. The driver would be to blame, and that driver’s insurance company would hopefully provide coverage for any injuries. You may still need an attorney to squeeze what’s fair from the insurance provider.
What Does an Uber Accident Settlement Cover?
Victims can require everything from compensation for an hour in the emergency room to lifelong care to live with a permanent disability. They may need reimbursement for the paychecks they lose for a month or require help supporting their families for years if they can’t return to work.
A skilled Maison Law attorney goes over everything the victim and the victim’s family will need to rebuild their lives and the demands that from Uber and the Insurance Companies involved.
These and other damages must all be considered in a rideshare accident settlement check or court judgment:
- Hospital expenses and physical therapy costs
- Lifelong support for victims suffering a permanent physical disability or a disfigurement
- Support for pain victims must cope with
- Support for the emotional trauma experienced in an accident and during recovery
- Support for a loss of enjoyment of life due to an injury
- Lost income and benefits
- Repair or replacement costs for your vehicle
- Wrongful death benefits for the family left behind after a fatal accident involving Uber
Contact a Bell Uber Accident Attorney Today
We offer a free and confidential case review to all Bell victims who have been injured in rideshare accidents. Please contact us today to schedule an appointment.
It’s a no-risk way to determine what your case is worth and how to hold Uber fully liable. We will gather all evidence available in your accident and provide you with the resources that you need to successfully move forward with a case.
And you shouldn’t worry about how you’ll afford strong legal representation. Maison Law works on a contingency basis. It means we don’t get paid unless we win your case for you. Then our fee comes out of the settlement check Uber must provide you with.
