If you were injured in a ridesharing accident through no fault of your own, you could be the victim of negligence and entitled to compensation for the injuries and other losses you suffered in the accident.
Determining liability in a ridesharing accident is complicated because a myriad of factors come into play, such as whether you were a passenger in the rideshare car, whether you were hit by the rideshare car, whether the rideshare car was carrying passengers at the time of impact, among others.
The insurance policy that covers your accident will depend on various factors because, in some instances, the rideshare company covers liability, and in others, the driver’s own personal insurance does.
If you are in Ohio and would like to see how a Cleveland ridesharing accident lawyer can help you, call the offices of Ben Crump Law, PLLC today at (844) 730-0233. We believe in victims and fight for their rights. We offer a free, no-commitment consultation and take no payment upfront. We work on a contingency basis, so you pay nothing until we win a settlement or verdict in your favor. Let us help you get justice.
Ridesharing Accidents
Ridesharing car regulations are relatively new—they have really only developed and become commonplace in society within the past five years. Because the ridesharing concept is just breaking ground in the area of traffic legislation, some states are still developing policies, and they continue to evolve with time. Rideshare car companies do their best to provide drivers some of the best liability insurance policies that a passenger vehicle can have, but each state will vary in its rideshare car policies.
According to a study from the University of Chicago and Rice University, ridesharing traffic deaths have risen by 1,100 fatalities a year.
Various rideshare car accident scenarios exist, and the circumstances of your accident will determine the type of case you can file and against whom. A Cleveland ridesharing accident lawyer can go over the rideshare liability and personal injury policies specific to Ohio with you and help you go about filing your case correctly. A lawyer will be able to help you determine liability for your specific case and collect evidence to support it.
Evidence collected might include city video footage of your accident, driver or witness videos and verbal testimony, police testimony, and reports, to name a few. Your lawyer may also want to pull medical records and other relevant documentation as necessary to build your case.
For a free legal consultation with a ridesharing accidents lawyer serving Cleveland, call (844) 730-0233
Trial or Settlement
Your lawyer will carefully collect and review the evidence and use that to determine a settlement demand that fairly compensates the range of losses you have incurred, from medical expenses to lost wages to devastating injuries and recovery times.
After you file your lawsuit, the defendant and their lawyer will be able to respond to the settlement demand made by your lawyer. If your demand is not accepted, your lawyer can negotiate for a fair settlement on your behalf. More often than not, cases are successfully settled this way.
However, in some cases, the defendant is unwilling to compromise in negotiations, and your lawyer can see your case through to trial. A lawyer can make sure you are fairly represented in the steps along the way to trial and can participate in mandatory settlement conferences with the other side, which might be regulated by the judge overseeing your trial.
If still no settlement has been made before your trial date, your lawyer can defend and advocate for you during your trial and fight for a verdict and a damage award in your favor.
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Witnesses in a Ridesharing Accident
To win your ridesharing accident case, you must show that the accident was caused by a negligent actor. Evidence gained during discovery should help prove their alleged negligence. Fortunately, in ridesharing accidents, there is usually at least a single witness involved other than the defendant.
First-hand witness testimony is very valuable in a liability case, so testimony from this witness could go a long way in convincing a court that the driver was behaving negligently.
You might be able to file a lawsuit for injuries sustained in a ridesharing accident if you were:
- Hit by a ridesharing driver who was working and had passengers in their car
- Hit by a ridesharing driver who was working but did not have passengers in their car
- A passenger in a ridesharing car who got hurt in an accident
Once negligence on the part of the driver has been established, it will then be necessary to prove that their negligence caused the accident. This simply assigns the driver fault for the accident. After the negligent driver has been proven to be at fault for the accident, you only need to show that your injuries were caused by the accident.
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Make Sure You File Your Lawsuit in Time
You have the right to seek justice by filing a case against any negligent person who causes you harm. In this case, for an injury suffered in a ridesharing accident, you would file a personal injury lawsuit.
There is a specific timeframe, or statute of limitations, in which a person must file any given type of case. These time limits are called statutes of limitations. In Ohio, a personal injury lawsuit can be filed for two years from the exact date of the accident, according to Ohio Revised Code (ORC) §2305.10.
That is why it is important to decide to file and begin to build a case as soon as you realize you have one. Once the two-year time period has passed, if you have not filed your case, you generally will not be able to.
If you were hurt because of another person’s careless behavior, you could be entitled to compensation for your injuries. At Ben Crump Law, PLLC, we believe in fighting for victims’ rights. We want to help you get the justice and compensation you deserve. To learn more about how a Cleveland ridesharing accident lawyer might be able to help you with filing your case, call our office at (844) 730-0233.
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