Uber Accidents Get Complicated Quickly
The Uber transportation network has been hugely successful in and around Los Angeles as a provider of transportation services to the general public, but there are genuine legal questions that arise after a user of those services is injured in an accident. One of those questions involves who could be held liable for that accident and the resulting injuries. Depending on the facts and circumstances surrounding the accident, one party might be solely responsible for it. Then there are the times when two or more parties might share responsibility. That's when the accident becomes even more complicated.Uber accidents
Injury Victims Need Help Fast
When there's an individual who has been injured, unable to work and undergoing expensive medical treatment, expect all of the liability insurers involved in the case to sit back and point their fingers at each other. Aggressive and immediate representation is needed. None of those insurance companies care about the victim. They're all trying to protect their bottom lines. The victim needs help fast.The Independent Contractor Argument
If you believe Uber, none of the drivers who partner with it are employees. They're all independent contractors who use their own personal vehicles to transport Uber users. That type of a business arrangement can operate to shield Uber from liability. There is evidence to the contrary of the independent contractor argument, and some California courts have ruled against Uber on this issue. Whether an Uber driver who is in an accident can be held liable for injuries resulting from it pivots on whether he or she was awaiting acceptance of a customer, on the way to pick up a customer, driving with a customer or just dropped a customer off. On those issues, any one of the following parties might be solely or jointly responsible in an injury claim:- The Uber driver.
- The driver of one or more other vehicles.
- Both the Uber driver and the drivers of any other vehicles.
- Uber.
