It is hard to travel anywhere in a large city without spotting cars with Uber and Lyft stickers. However, the recent rise in use of rideshare vehicles has led to a corresponding increase in motor vehicle collisions involving Uber or Lyft cars.
If you or your loved one suffered harm in an accident with a rideshare vehicle, you might have the right to pursue compensation in a lawsuit. Our skilled rideshare attorneys at Singleton Schreiber have experience obtaining fair San Diego Uber accident settlements and could help you pursue full compensation for your injuries and other losses.
What Compensation Could You Pursue in an Uber Crash Settlement?
Our knowledgeable local legal team could help you pursue several different types of compensation if you sustained injuries in a crash involving an Uber driver.
Economic Losses
You could potentially seek compensation for all the out-of-pocket losses you have endured as a result of the Uber wreck. Some of those losses might include the following:
- Current and future anticipated medical costs, including emergency treatment, surgeries, medical procedures, medication, assistive devices or equipment, follow-up doctors’ visits, physical therapy, and rehabilitation
- Property damage, such as the cost of repairs or replacement of your car
- Home or vehicle remodeling if your injuries result in mobility limitations
- In-home nursing or caregiver assistance
- Work-related losses, including lost wages, missed benefits, and future lost earning capacity and expenses
- Transportation expenses if your injuries prevent you from driving
Our seasoned legal staff could help you gather bills, receipts, pay stubs, and other proof to show the value of your quantifiable losses.
Non-Economic Losses
State law also permits people injured in Uber collisions to pursue recovery of their less tangible, non-economic losses. Pain and suffering, loss of enjoyment in life, mental anguish, disability, and disfigurement are all types of losses that you could seek under state law. Our attorneys have experience calculating the value of these types of subjective losses.
Our San Diego legal team could help you pursue a settlement that represents the true value of everything the Uber crash has cost you.
How Much Could Your Rideshare Wreck Settlement Be Worth?
Because each rideshare case has its own unique facts, no one can predict with certainty how much compensation you might be eligible to obtain in a San Diego Uber wreck settlement. However, certain factors can influence the magnitude of a potential settlement.
Severity and Expected Duration of Your Injuries
People who suffer more severe injuries are more likely to obtain larger settlements. If the accident caused injuries that will likely require ongoing care or that left you with a long-term injury-related impairment, you would likely be eligible to obtain more compensation.
Ability To Work
If your injuries will impair your ability to work or participate in your life, you would likely be able to collect a larger settlement.
Whose Insurance Is Available
Depending on what the driver was doing at the time of the crash, Uber’s insurance company may provide coverage. If you are only able to seek compensation from the at-fault Uber driver, you may face coverage limits. However, if the rideshare company’s insurance is available, you could potentially collect a larger settlement. Our attorneys could help you determine whether you have the right to seek compensation from Uber’s insurer.
Our legal team could help you fight for the largest possible settlement from all appropriate parties and insurance companies.
Call a San Diego Lawyer About an Uber Crash Settlement
Having the determined legal assistance from a seasoned local legal team could make a substantial difference in the outcome and potential value of your settlement. Our attorneys understand the tactics insurance companies employ and how to negotiate for fair San Diego Uber accident settlements. Call Singleton Schreiber Injury Attorneys today to discuss your case.
