A provision tucked into a must-pass transportation bill could shield Uber and Lyft from lawsuits — as the companies battle thousands of injury and sexual assault claims.
Not that I’m a fan of uber or anything they do, but the article says it’s essentially prevention from liability if your Uber driver crashes. Uber drivers are required to have their own insurance and stuff. Why should Uber get sued and not the driver if they cause a wreck and you get hurt? Uber didn’t cause it.
Entrepreneur or private contractor or whatever the case. If the person driving is required to have insurance for being an Uber (they are) and the person driving causes the wreck, then Uber didn’t do anything to get sued over. The driver did. The only ones that should be sued are the driver and their insurance.
Not that I’m a fan of uber or anything they do, but the article says it’s essentially prevention from liability if your Uber driver crashes. Uber drivers are required to have their own insurance and stuff. Why should Uber get sued and not the driver if they cause a wreck and you get hurt? Uber didn’t cause it.
Because they’re basically employees for Uber, but are touted as “entrepreneurs”.
You really sound like a piece of shit
Entrepreneur or private contractor or whatever the case. If the person driving is required to have insurance for being an Uber (they are) and the person driving causes the wreck, then Uber didn’t do anything to get sued over. The driver did. The only ones that should be sued are the driver and their insurance.
Legally sp3aking, you are incorrect. Uber is responsible.