Rideshare Injuries

Rideshare Accident Personal Injury Claims

Chicago Rideshare Accidents And Incidents Leave Victims Uncertain

With over 17 million rideshare trips in the greater Chicago area in just two months, there is no doubt that services like Lyft and Uber have become a staple of windy city transportation. Unfortunately, accidents involving rideshare vehicles and drivers are also on the rise.

In addition to leaving passengers, pedestrians, and other drivers injured, rideshare accidents can also leave victims confused. What financial compensation is available to cover your losses and injuries? Who are you supposed to claim compensation from after a rideshare accident? How can an individual go up against a massive rideshare company like Uber or Lyft and their insurance companies?

Fortunately, attorney Michael Mannis has the answers to these questions and more. With extensive experience handling accident and injury cases of all kinds, rideshare incidents hold no more mystery for our Chicago personal injury team.

What Makes Rideshare Accidents Different From Other Car Crashes?

Rideshare drivers are often in a hurry, pushed to their limit to make a living from a difficult situation. While Uber and Lyft drivers used to focus on customer experience and comfort, now they are pushed to emphasize speed, efficiency, and complete an ever larger number of rides.

Unfortunately, haste and fatigue are a dangerous cocktail. Rideshare conditions can lead to car accidents where passengers, other drivers, and bystanders like pedestrians or cyclists are injured. But whose fault are these accidents? And who ought to pay for the damages, injuries, and harm caused?

• The individual rideshare driver who caused or failed to prevent the accident?
• The rideshare company like Uber or Lyft, whose working conditions or policies led to the accident?
• Someone else? Another driver or a poorly maintained road?

Unfortunately, there is no obvious answer that applies to every accident; each one needs to be carefully studied by an experienced and attentive personal injury attorney to know who to bring the personal injury claim against and how much compensation you could obtain.

What Financial Compensation Can You Recieve After A Rideshare Accident?

The legal complications of rideshare accidents are fascinating to a lawyer and important to the outcome of your claim. But they are most likely not what you are worried about.

After an injury, you are most likely concerned about paying for the medical treatment you need and other expenses. Fortunately, the law is clear: whenever you are not at fault for the accident or injury, your lawyer will be able to help you bring a personal injury claim to cover all these costs and more:

• Medical expenses. These can include ambulance fees, hospital bills, surgeries, consultations, tests, and past or future ongoing treatments like physical therapy. As long as they were caused by the rideshare accident, you can get compensation for medical bills and payments.
• Lost wages. If you were unable to work for a time because of your accident, that lost income can be reimbursed in a personal injury claim. Future lost wages due to a disability can also be claimed.
• Emotional harm. Not all losses can be easily calculated in financial terms, but pain, suffering, and the loss of marital companionship are all examples of non-economic damages an experienced personal injury attorney will be able to help you claim after your rideshare accident.

Why Is Having An Attorney For Important In Rideshare Accident Injury Claims?

Rideshare companies love to advertise in Chicago and other cities about the lofty insurance policies their clients can benefit from. What the advertisements do not show, however, is how difficult it can be to benefit from these claims after an accident involving a rideshare vehicle.

The company involved, or rather, their insurance company and its adjusters, are never forthcoming with that cash they like to advertise about. They will often offer paltry initial settlement offers in the hopes that naive clients will take them, and even if you do not, they will not make it easy to get the full and fair compensation you deserve.

Without an attorney on your side to help you bring an airtight claim, rideshare companies and their insurance companies may dispute your claim, delay payments, or try to blame you or anyone else they can for your injuries. Do not let them get away with it; reach out to an experienced rideshare accident personal injury attorney like Michael Mannis.

Your Third Call After A Rideshare Accident In Chicago

While your first two calls after an accident involving a rideshare driver should be to the police and medical services, your third should be to Michael Mannis at (312) 704-4300.

The sooner you get an attorney involved after a rideshare accident, the less complicated the personal injury claim process will be for you, and the more likely you will be to recover the full compensation you need and deserve.