Almost every cell phone app in the known universe, including Lyft, Uber, and other ridesharing apps, include Terms of Service. Frequently, users scroll to the bottom and tap the “I accept” button without reading the ToS, which is usually a long document that contains a mind-boggling amount of Legalese. The ToS (a/k/a Terms and Conditions or Terms of Use) usually includes a mandatory arbitration clause. Some ridesharing platforms use indirect TOS acceptance mechanisms. Passengers accept the TOS, which usually include mandatory arbitration, when they order rides or get into vehicles. Indirect acceptance is even more controversial than direct acceptance. At least direct acceptance ToS acceptance gives users a chance to say yes or no. However, in many cases, this “choice”…

The high Uber driver turnover rate (fewer than 5 percent of drivers stay with the company for more than a year) is not just Uber’s problem. The ridesharing giant has no problem finding replacement drivers, especially when it offers token signing bonuses that have lots of hidden strings attached to them. But victims who are injured or killed because of an Uber driver’s inexperience cannot get replacement bodies. Instead, Uber accident victims must deal with permanent injuries. The different kinds of brain injuries are a good example. Vehicle collisions often cause sTBIs (severe Traumatic Brain Injuries). Violent motion causes the victim’s head to slam against the inside of the skull. Since dead brain cells don’t regenerate, these injuries are permanent.…

In 2024, the ridesharing giant’s revenue grew over 20 percent to a record $12 billion. Usually within three or four hours after a crash, companies with such vast resources hire top-shelf lawyers who, in many cases, charge over $2,000 per hour. To protect Uber’s rights, and also to run up their bills, these lawyers often fight these claims tooth and nail. Furthermore, these cases are inherently complex. Uber driver crashes and sexual assaults, two of the most common Uber injury incidents, usually cause serious or fatal injuries. Additionally, driver fatigue, which is difficult to prove in court, substantially causes many ride sharing crashes.  So, a Somerset County personal injury lawyer must pay close attention to the special issues in Uber…

On April 9, 2025, a semi-truck carrying 7,000 gallons of septic waste overturned in a collision that seriously injured two people. The truck driver was seriously injured in the crash, the West Milford Fire Marshal’s Office said. Emergency crews contained a spill of septic waste along with oil and other vehicle fluids that leaked from the wreckage. Multiple fire companies and hazardous materials teams responded to the scene, where crews worked for hours to offload the damaged tanker and safely secure the scene. No other details were available. Immediate Trauma Injuries in Truck Crashes Between 2010 and 2021, the number of large truck crashes increased a staggering 51 percent. Not coincidentally, during that decade-plus, large trucks got bigger than ever,…

New Jersey State Police investigators say a total of six vehicles were involved in a March 28, 2025 collision that began with a rear-end collision. Police said all six vehicles, a Chevrolet pickup truck hauling an enclosed box trailer, a Toyota passenger car, a Ford pickup truck, a Ford box truck, a GMC dump truck, and an International tractor-trailer, were westbound on Interstate 80 near Exit 35. As traffic began to slow, the tractor-trailer hit the back of the dump truck, state police said. According to officials, the impact caused the dump truck to strike the back of the pickup, redirecting it into the path of the box truck. The dump truck continued forward and hit the rear of the Toyota,…