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Uber and Lyft Rideshare Lawyers
According to the most recent statistics available from the Massachusetts state government, rideshare companies – also called transportation network companies – provided 91.1 million rides in Massachusetts in 2019, approximately 12.0% more than in 2018 and 40.6% more than in 2017. It is safe to assume that this number has continued to increase over the past few years. As the use of ride-sharing companies like Uber and Lyft becomes so widespread, so do crashes involving Uber and Lyft drivers.
What happens if you are a passenger in an Uber or Lyft vehicle that is involved in a car accident?
In general, you are covered by the insurance that Uber and Lyft provide to insure their drivers. According to Uber’s website, it maintains a $1 million liability insurance policy that covers all of its drivers, from the moment a driver accepts a trip until the time the trip is over and the passenger exits the vehicle. Lyft’s website says the same — $1 million in liability insurance coverage. This is better insurance than most individual drivers carry. It is also much better insurance than what most taxi drivers carry.
What if you are in your own vehicle and get in an accident with an Uber or Lyft Driver?
This gets a little more complicated. If there is a passenger in the Uber or Lyft vehicle, or if the driver is on the way to pick one up, there is still plenty of insurance. Uber’s or Lyft’s $1 million policy should cover any claims for injuries or damage to your car. But if the driver is logged into the Uber or Lyft app and waiting for his next call, the companies provide only $50,000 in liability coverage, and that is all there is, because the driver’s personal auto policy will not cover that driver at all. Therefore, it is so important for everyone to have “full” coverage on their own auto insurance policies.
Why do you need an experienced Massachusetts Uber and Lyft accident lawyer?
If you are involved in an Uber or Lyft accident, you may feel overwhelmed, and unsure of what to do. Before you make any decisions, contact a Massachusetts car crash attorney. A personal injury attorney will help you protect your decisions, your rights and find the best way forward after an Uber or Lyft car crash.
An experienced team of car accident lawyers can take on the burdens that confront victims of motor vehicle crashes. For example, a lawyer can help you navigate complicated insurance claims. Without an expert lawyer on your side, your claim could be denied or reduced for any number of reasons. Having a car accident lawyer represent you means that it’s much more difficult for an insurance company to treat you unfairly.
Why should you hire Ballin & Associates, LLC?
Our team of experienced Massachusetts car accident lawyers can help you secure the compensation you deserve if a careless or negligent driver for Uber or Lyft caused your injury. We have employed the services of accident reconstruction specialists, medical experts and others we find helpful to our mission. Most importantly, we have successfully handled car accident cases since 1982. Our forty years of experience, enables us to effectuate the best strategy to maximizing the recovery of monetary compensation for our clients. As specialists in these types of cases, we know how to value our client’s cases. With this knowledge, the insurance companies are denied the opportunity to take advantage of our clients by insisting their cases are worth much less.
In our experience, there are accidents where there is more than one driver responsible for causing the crash. If you have been injured in a crash involving Uber or Lyft, you deserve an experienced personal injury lawyer who will investigate and pursue viable claims against every bad actor, who contributed to the crash, rather than just pursuing a single claim against one bad actor which appears to be less labor and cost intensive. In short, you need an expert personal injury lawyer to exhaust every avenue of recovery, not a lawyer looking for a quick and easy insurance settlement.
Since 1981 99% of our injured clients have had successful outcomes. How did we do this? By treating our clients like they were our own family. We promise to devote our skill, drive and experience to every client with the compassion they deserve.
What will this cost you?
If our law firm accepts your case, you will pay nothing unless and until we collect compensation for you. Our fee will be a percentage of the amount that we collect on your behalf. We always have a signed written agreement with every client so you know exactly how our fee will be determined right from the start.
Types of Car Crashes Involving Uber or Lyft We Handle
Here is a list of the common types car accidents our personal injury law firm has handled:
- Rear-end collisions
- Single car accidents
- Multi-car accidents
- Pedestrian accidents
- Distracted driving/texting accidents
- Rollover accidents
- Vehicle defects
- Hit-and-run accidents
Car accidents involving Uber or Lyft can be caused by a number of factors, such as:
- Improper vehicle maintenance.
- Drunk driving
- Drugged driving
- Distracted driving – phone calls, texting, eating or drinking while driving
- Driving while tired
- Roadway hazards, such as potholes, debris on the road, snow and ice on the road.
- Road construction sites
- Defective vehicle parts, such as tires, brakes or steering
- Snowy and icy roads
What types of injuries do we handle?
Our Uber and Lyft accident attorneys handle cases involving all type of injuries, from very serious or even fatal injuries, to relatively minor injuries. Most motor vehicle accidents result in so-called “soft tissue” injuries, such as sprained and strained necks, backs, shoulders and knees. We know these injuries are just as painful as a fracture and usually take a lot longer to recover from. We take the time to learn how these injuries affect our clients and then demand our clients be compensated fully and fairly for all they have gone through. The following are common injuries we see in our cases:
- Shoulder injuries, such as a torn rotator cuff
- Concussions
- Leg and ankle fractures
- Ruptured or herniated discs in the spine
- Neck injuries
- Lower back injury
- Knee injury
- Airbag injuries
What kinds of compensation can we recover for you?
Our law firm has helped our clients recover the compensation they deserve for the following losses:
- Medical bills
- Loss of income, including loss of overtime pay
- Other out of pocket expenses, like the cost of renting a car while yours is repaired
- Pain and suffering
- Physical disability
- Permanent scars
- Emotional distress
- Mental anguish
- Loss of enjoyment of life
- Loss of love and affection
- Embarrassment and humiliation
- Mental disability
- Damage to your vehicle
We have represented persons injured in car accidents all over Massachusetts.
Our car accident lawyers have handled cases involving car accidents from Cape Cod to the Berkshires, and every place in between. Certain roads and highways seem to have more than their share of car accidents, such as the following:
- The Mass Pike
- Southeast Expressway, particularly the Boston sections
- Route 24 in and around Fall River
- Interstate 95
- Interstate 93
- Route 1 on the North Shore
What to do after a car accident:
Being involved in a car accident is a frightening and confusing experience. Your body may be flooded with a surge of adrenaline during and immediately after an Uber and Lyft accident, which can make it difficult to fully understand what happened. You might make irrational decisions or statements that could affect your legal rights.
To prevent this, here are some things you should do if you are ever involved in a car accident involving an Uber or Lyft driver.
Assess your medical condition. If there is any question in your mind as to whether you should get medical attention, you probably should, so call 911 immediately. If you feel OK on the day of the crash, but worse the following day, seek medical attention then.
Carefully document relevant details. If you are able, take photographs of any damage to the Uber of Lyft vehicle, the other vehicle, and the location where the crash occurred.
Do not speak with anyone other than police officers and emergency medical personnel.
File an accident report with Uber or Lyft, and with the local police department.
Contact your insurance agent.
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What is the deadline for filing a lawsuit relating to a car accident?
All lawsuits for injuries caused by Massachusetts car accidents must be filed in court within three years of the date of the crash. However, it is always best to get an experienced car accident lawyer involved in your case as soon as possible after a car accident. Sometimes important evidence can be lost if an investigation of the accident is delayed.
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