If you were a passenger in an Uber accident, you’re in the same situation as any other victim. You have roughly the same injuries, which affect millions of Americans every year, the same legal principles apply, and your injury claim goes through the same process. More on these things below. These three areas are very daunting, to say the least. Car crash injuries have physical and emotional consequences which, in many ways, are completely overwhelming. The legal rules governing Uber passenger accident injuries in New Jersey are very complex. Finally, and usually within hours of an Uber accident, the company has a team of lawyers working hard to protect its interests. A Local Legal Counsel  makes a life-changing difference in…

Most Uber Accident Claim Settlement Delay because settlement is a process, not a result. This process can be extremely short, but it’s usually very long. Furthermore, if a claim settles too early, the best evidence, and therefore maximum compensation, is unavailable. Uber lawyers play hide-the-ball a lot. We’ll explore these topics in this post. They say all good things come to those who wait, and for Uber accident victims, this aphorism is usually true. The compensation in an Uber accident claim usually includes money for economic losses, such as medical bills, and noneconomic losses, such as pain and suffering. Additional punitive damages are available as well, in some extreme cases. Building a Case When a New Jersey Uber accident lawyer…

Physical brain injuries, such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, are very common in Uber accident claims. You read that right. PTSD is a physical brain injury, and about half of car crash victims suffer from one or more forms of this injury.  Most brain injuries are trauma related. This trauma is usually internal. When victims’ necks violently snap back and forth, their brains slam against the inside of their skulls. But PTSD is a chemical change injury. Severe stress, like the stress of intense combat or a car accident, enlarges the amygdala (area of the brain that governs emotional responses) and shrinks the hippocampus (logical responses). The resulting imbal;ance causes depression, flashback, anger, and other classic PTSD symptoms. Victim stress…

At first, it seems easy to find the right Uber accident lawyer, especially in the Garden State. New Jersey has one of the highest number of lawyers per capita in the country. Indeed, most of these lawyers could handle a straightforward, single-party car crash case. But Uber accidents are different. In most Uber accidents, multiple parties, usually multiple drivers, share responsibility for the crash. The split may be 80-20 or even 99-1, but it’s divided nonetheless. Additionally, Uber is financially responsible for damages in these cases, because of the respondeat superior rule. Finally, many Uber accident claims are subject to mandatory arbitration. For these reasons, and more, only a top-notch Local Legal Counsel  should handle Uber accident claims. Quite frankly,…

One (or more) of the five kinds of driver impairment discussed below causes over half of the Uber crashes in New Jersey. Since ridesharing operators are commercial drivers with a duty of utmost care, which is stricter than the duty of reasonable care that most drivers have, almost any degree of impairment is a breach of duty. If a breach of duty causes injury, compensation is available. A Uber accident lawyer goes to court and forces Uber, which is financially responsible for damage in most cases, to pay this compensation. However, whenever possible, we try to stop car accidents before they happen. This post helps passengers recognize the signs of Uber driver impairment and how they should react to the…