Lost Income While You Recover
Even when injuries are minor, you could be away from work for months. With more severe injuries, it’s possible that you may never have the same career. You may be left with disabling conditions that reduce your earning potential and require retraining in a new profession.
Your Atlanta Uber and Lyft Accident Lawyer Will Collect Evidence
You will need to prove negligence in your automobile accident. That means demonstrating that four key elements existed:
- Duty of care: The other driver’s legal responsibilities
- Breach of duty: The other driver’s failure to follow traffic laws
- Causation: The resulting accident and your injuries
- Damages: The financial, physical, and emotional losses you have
Thankfully, we live in a digital age, so smartphones make collecting evidence easier. In addition to any photos or videos of the accident, we will need to collect such evidence as:
- The police report
- Your medical records
- Eyewitness statements
- Physical evidence from the accident scene
Expert testimony can be quite beneficial in car accident cases since it can be used to clarify complex legal issues.
The more evidence that you can connect the at-fault driver to the accident and your injury, the stronger your case is for compensation.
Rideshare Auto Insurance Liability Policies
One of the more complex aspects of a car accident involving a rideshare is determining which insurance policy to file a claim against. Ridesharing drivers are usually independent contractors, not employees, and they must carry their own auto insurance coverage. However, which insurance policy is active depends on the status of the driver.
- When the driver is offline, the driver’s personal auto insurance is active.
- When the driver is online waiting for a ride request, then Uber or Lyft will cover $50,000/$100,000 per person/accident for bodily injury and $25,000 per accident for property damage.
- When the driver accepts a ride, then Uber or Lyft will cover $1 million in third-party liability.
An Atlanta lawyer can help you determine which policy was in place at the time of your Uber or Lyft accident and file the appropriate car accident claims with the rideshare company’s insurer.
Our Team Will Seek All Damages
Your damages will be more than just medical bills and lost wages. When we take on your case, we will compile a complete list of your damages, including:
- Pain and suffering
- Mental anguish and emotional distress
- Diminished quality of life
- Loss of enjoyment of life
- Property damage
We will seek compensation that addresses your current hardships and your future needs.
We have been helping injury victims for 30 years. Call the Law Office of Dwayne L. Brown today for the help you and your family deserve.
You Must Get Started on Your Uber or Lyft Car Accident Claim As Soon As Possible
Under Georgia’s statute of limitations, O.C.G.A. § 9-3-33, you typically have two years after the accident to file a personal injury lawsuit with either the Fulton or DeKalb County courthouses. If you miss this statutory deadline, you may lose your opportunity to receive a fair settlement. Here’s what may happen.
First, you could lose your right to sue if the courts bar your case. Second, the insurance companies will most likely be unwilling to negotiate if you lose the right to sue. Without either of those two, our chances of helping you are limited, and you may be left covering your losses.
However, if you contact us as soon as possible, our Atlanta rideshare accident lawyers can stay on top of your deadlines and, incidentally, preserve evidence before it is lost or destroyed.
