Closing Loopholes That Allow Bike, Scooter Rental Companies to Skirt Liability

1 Comment / Personal Injury, Uber/Lyft Accidents / By walter

This week’s column is about personal mobility devices: bikes, scooters and other transportation products available for rent through apps, and which we see littered around the Bay Area. In this column, I will answer a reader’s question and share information I have gathered while fighting to pass bills in Sacramento to require personal mobility device providers …

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Out Of Tragedy Comes Change

Firm News, Uber/Lyft Accidents / By Erica Rush

This week’s article will focus on the trial and conviction of former Uber driver, Syed Abid Muzaffar, for the charge of vehicular manslaughter arising out of the December 31, 2013, death of 7-year-old Sophia Liu as she was walking home from her grandmother’s house with her mother Huan, and brother, Anthony. As they were lawfully …

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MOTHER OF YOUNG GIRL KILLED BY UBER DRIVER GRATEFUL FOR JUSTICE

Uber/Lyft Accidents / By Dolan Law Firm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MOTHER OF YOUNG GIRL KILLED BY UBER DRIVER GRATEFUL FOR JUSTICE On August 2, 2018, former Uber driver Syed Abid Muzaffar was found guilty of vehicular manslaughter by a jury of 12 San Francisco citizens in the death of Sofia Liu. Muzaffar, while driving his vehicle on the evening of December 31, …

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Uber Robo-Car Fatality Illustrates The Dangers Of Weak Regulations On Autonomous Vehicles

Uber/Lyft Accidents / By Erica Rush

On March 18, 2018, in Tempe Arizona, a woman pushing her bike across the road at the intersection of Mill Avenue and Curry Road was struck and killed by an Uber self-driving vehicle in autonomous mode, marking a milestone in the Autonomous Vehicle revolution: the first human killed by a robo-car. Early reports state that …

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Looking Back On The Impact Of The First Uber Wrongful Death Lawsuit

Pedestrian Accidents, Uber/Lyft Accidents / By Dolan Law Firm

Three years ago the New York Times covered the tragic death of Sophia Liu, the first pedestrian killed by a negligent Uber driver. Uber asserted it could not be liable for the collision that occurred on December 31, 2013, because its driver was not transporting a passenger at the time of the collision. Uber’s assertion that …

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Can I Sue & Recover Damages From Uber Or Lyft For My Injury?

2 Comments / Uber/Lyft Accidents / By Dolan Law Firm

When they first began operating, Uber and Lyft failed to carry adequate insurance coverage for their drivers and were not governed by basic safety regulations applicable to other types of paid transportation networks, such as taxis. Under the law, Uber, Lyft and other such application-based, rideshare carriers are called Transportation Network Carriers “TNC.”

How Uber Passengers Injured By Another Driver Can Obtain Damages

Uber/Lyft Accidents / By Dolan Law Firm

This week’s question comes from Phillip B. in Mountain View who asks, “My girlfriend was riding in an Uber vehicle in Southern California when the car was hit by a truck that was changing lanes. The Uber driver did nothing to cause the accident. The truck never stopped and no one got a license plate …

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Uber Drivers Class Action Lawsuit Summary

Uber/Lyft Accidents / By Dolan Law Firm

This week’s question comes from Aimee K, from the Outer Richmond, who asks: “I have been an Uber driver for the past two and a half years. I heard that Uber entered into a settlement that stated that we are employees and should have been compensated more than we were. Is this true, am I …

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The Shuttle Driver with a Criminal Record

Uber/Lyft Accidents / By Dolan Law Firm

This article was written by Chris Dolan and published by The San Francisco Examiner. Click here to read more of Chris Dolan’s weekly articles at SFExaminer.com. This week’s question comes from Janice G. in San Mateo who asks “I was being driven home from the airport to my house in San Diego in one of …

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Limo Driver With Seizure Disorder Blacks Out Behind The Wheel

Car Accidents, Uber/Lyft Accidents / By Dolan Law Firm

This article was written by Chris Dolan and published by The San Francisco Examiner. Click here to read more of Chris Dolan’s weekly articles at SFExaminer.com. This week’s question comes from James T in Freemont who asks: “I was traveling in a limo in LA with a colleague when, suddenly, the driver blacked out, slumped …

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