Glendale Uber and Lyft Accident Lawyer

Public Utilities Code § 5433 sets the tiers. When the app is off, only the driver's personal policy applies. When the app is on and the driver is waiting for a match, the statute requires coverage of at least $50,000 per person and $100,000 per incident for death and injury, plus $30,000 for property damage. From acceptance of a ride through the completion of the trip, the statute requires at least $1,000,000 in coverage.

Which tier applies is a factual question answered by the trip record, not by the driver's memory. We request that record early, together with the police report and any footage.

As a passenger, you are almost never at fault, and your claim may run against the rideshare driver, the other driver, or both. If you were hit by a rideshare driver while walking or in your own car, the same tiers decide the available coverage — you simply have to establish the driver's app status.

Your own uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage can also apply, including in a hit-and-run. We check every policy that might respond before assuming a limit is the ceiling.

Screenshot the trip in the app: driver name, vehicle, times, and the route. That screenshot is often the cleanest proof of app status.

Report the collision — Vehicle Code § 20008 requires a written report to the investigating agency within 24 hours if no officer took one at the scene — and get evaluated at Adventist Health Glendale on Wilson Terrace or Glendale Memorial on South Central.