Brooklyn Uber and Lyft Rideshare Lawyer

Summoning a rideshare vehicle has become such a commonplace way of getting around these days that it is difficult to recall a time when they did not exist. However, some research indicates that rideshares have contributed to increased traffic fatalities and other serious injuries since their inception.

The research study The Cost of Convenience: Ridesharing and Traffic Fatalities, published by Becker Friedman Institute (BFI), discusses how ridesharing has contributed to an increase in car accident fatalities. If you or a family member was seriously injured, or if a family member was killed because of the negligence of a rideshare driver, our Brooklyn Uber and Lyft rideshare lawyers will fight to recover compensation for your injuries and other damages.

Contact the personal injury team at Dansker & Aspromonte Associates LLP by calling (646) 692-0204 to learn more about how we can get you the best possible outcome from your injury claim.

Understand How Your Rideshare Expenses Are Paid

When a private driver hits your car, you know to seek compensation from him or from his insurance provider. In an Uber or Lyft rideshare accident, you may not know if your compensation should come from the driver or from the rideshare company that employs them. Whether you were another driver, a passenger, bicyclist or a pedestrian, the good news is that recent changes in New York provide additional protections for those injured by rideshare drivers when they are in the course of working for such companies as Uber, Lyft and others.

Our legal team can identify the right party to pursue and seek the financial compensation you are entitled to receive. As we value your claim and pursue compensation for you, we keep you updated and informed throughout the process, which includes providing you with information on Uber and Lyft insurance coverage and how it impacts your claim’s value, as well as the amount of compensation you might be eligible to receive.

Understand the Value of Uber’s Insurance Coverage

Uber Insurance Coverage – Uber covers its available drivers who are on their way to pick up a passenger or who are actively transporting a passenger for up to:

• $1,000,000 third-party liability
• Uninsured or underinsured motorist bodily injury
• Contingent comprehensive and collision

Uber may ask its drivers to seek coverage and protection through their own insurance provider first.

Understand the Value of Lyft’s Insurance Coverage

Lyft Insurance Coverage – Lyft covers its available drivers who are on their way to pick up a passenger or who are actively transporting a passenger for up to:

• $1,000,000 third-party liability
• Uninsured or underinsured motorist bodily injury
• Contingent comprehensive and collision

Like Uber, Lyft may ask its drivers to seek coverage and protection through their own insurance provider first.