Palm Springs and Orange County Uber Personal Injury Attorney

Palm Springs and Orange County Uber Personal Injury Attorney Sebastian Gibson

The Right Choice in Uber, Lyft, Lime, or Bird Scooter and Car Accident Personal Injury Attorneys in California

Uber and Lyft cars are being hailed more and more by people using the Uber and Lyft apps who either have no other transportation, for convenience, or who desire to have a safe ride to and from a night on the town. Today, it is common for Palm Springs and Orange County Uber Personal Injury Attorney Sebastian Gibson to see a line or location at events, music festivals and at restaurants, bars and nightclubs for Uber and Lyft pickups where there might have only been a taxi line previously.

Unfortunately, as Uber vehicles and those of Lyft become more and more popular to utilize for a person’s transportation, there will be more and more accidents involving these cars.

There will be accidents when Uber vehicles collide with other cars, with trucks, pedestrians, and with bicycle and motorcycle riders. Passengers in Uber vehicles will also be injured and some of these victims will unfortunately be hurt catastrophically and their family members will have wrongful death claims.

Palm Springs and Orange County Uber Personal Injury Attorney Sebastian Gibson has over 40 years of experience as a personal injury lawyer and has been named a Top Lawyer for the past 14 years by Palm Springs Life Magazine. If you’ve been involved in an accident with an Uber car or a vehicle operated by Lyft, or any other ride-hailing or ride sharing vehicle, call Palm Springs and Orange County Uber Personal Injury Attorney Sebastian Gibson today at the number on the top of this page or contact us by email.

The Most Common Type of Uber or Lyft Car Accident

The typical way in which you will be injured in an Uber or Lyft related accident that is not your fault is while driving your own personal vehicle when an Uber or Lyft driven vehicle runs into it. However, with the popularity of Uber and Lyft growing month by month, the second most common way in which you may be injured is as a passenger in either the Uber car or in another car involved in the collision.

As your attorney in an Uber or Lyft car accident, our challenge as your attorneys will be to determine which driver was at fault for causing the accident and which insurance company or companies bear responsibility for compensating you for your injuries.

At the Law Firm of Uber and Lyft Personal Injury Lawyer Sebastian Gibson we utilize accident reconstruction and accident safety experts , we thoroughly investigate our cases for hidden insurance coverage others might not find and we find our clients the best and most appropriate medical treatment taking into consideration any health insurance, Medi-Cal or Medicare coverage available to our clients and the medical specialists available to our clients on a lien near their residence.

At the conclusion of your case whether its by way of a settlement, mediation, arbitration or jury trial, we make extensive efforts to reduce what has to be paid out of the settlement to others for your medical treatment in order to provide you with an amount which is fair and just and which you can be happy to accept.

Different Types of Uber Vehicles, Different Insurance, and Different Problems Making Claims

Uber has numerous types of Uber vehicles. UberX will provide you with a car that seats 4 passenger. UberXL or UberSUV vehicles seat 6 passengers. UberSelect will get you an entry level luxury car. With UberPOOL, you can share your Uber with another Uber user and split the cost of the ride. There is UberBLACK which gets you Uber’s luxury service. UberLUX is if you only want Uber’s highest-end models and want to pay the most that you can for the Uber service. Finally, UberTaxi allows you to request a taxi by using the Uber app.

Not all of these types of Uber vehicles are available in every city and costs vary, especially in other countries. The names of Uber services and vehicles are also different in other countries where Uber operates.

Unfortunately, Uber and Lyft insurance coverage may also vary by service and by city, depending upon which insurance company they use and their assertions of what coverage applies. The difficulty of pursuing an uninsured/underinsured motorist claim against Uber’s insurance company can be dramatically more complex, expensive and time consuming depending upon the company providing that coverage to Uber.

Reportedly, not all Uber and Lyft insurance coverage is the same. If you’ve been injured in an accident not the fault of the Uber driver, but the party at fault has too small an insurance policy to cover the value of your claim based on your injuries, medical expenses, wage loss and pain and suffering, your avenue is to pursue an underinsured motorist claim with the Uber insurance company.

It’s now being reported that at least one of Uber’s insurance companies is or has in the past allegedly asserting that the insurance coverage for their passengers in this type of situation is considerably less than Uber passengers and their attorneys would have anticipated with at least one of Uber’s types of vehicles/services.

As with any personal injury claim for a car accident, insurance companies really, really hate to pay out money they would otherwise prefer to keep for themselves. The less they pay to accident victims, the more they have to give to their shareholders and executives in compensation and bonuses.

Individuals who use Uber or Lyft services need to understand that simply because the ride sharing apps are easy to use, that doesn’t mean pursuing a claim for their injuries against an Uber or Lyft insurance company will be a walk in the park.

Why A California Uber and Lyft Car Accident Attorney Can Be So Valuable To You

One situation in which a California Uber  or Lyft auto accident lawyer is essential arises when an individual tries to pursue a claim against an Uber or Lyft driver’s personal insurance company. If the driver’s insurance policy specifically excludes coverage for injuries arising from accidents while the driver is employed in a ride sharing business, coverage will be denied.

If you’ve been injured while driving your own vehicle and are hit by someone driving an Uber or Lyft car, your ability to pursue a claim for your injuries against Uber or Lyft may depend on whether or not the Uber or Lyft driver was carrying a passenger or had their Uber or Lyft app turned on. If they were only using their car for their personal use at the time, you will need to pursue your claim against the Uber or Lyft driver’s personal insurance policy and subsequently your own in the event the Uber or Lyft driver’s personal insurance policy limits are below the value of your claim and you have higher uninsured motorist coverage limits.

If you’re a pedestrian or riding a bicycle in this type of situation, you will be in an even worse situation as your only avenue will likely be to pursue your claim against the Uber driver’s personal insurance policy. An experienced personal injury attorney, however, will want to make sure your own insurance policy coverage does not apply, such as may be the case when you are standing outside your vehicle, have additional coverage for cycling, or when some other third party bears some responsibility for your injuries.

If you or a loved one are seriously or catastrophically injured in an Uber or Lyft vehicle, the best way to be sure you receive a fair and reasonable settlement for everything you or your family member suffers as a result of an accident with an Uber or Lyft car and to ensure that Uber’s or Lyft’s insurance companies negotiate in good faith is to retain an experienced Uber and Lyft accident lawyer to pursue your claim.

Frequent Use of Uber and Lyft in the Coachella Valley and Orange County

In the Coachella Valley where there are large music festivals occurring annually such as Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Stagecoach and now Desert Trip, and other events such as the Palm Springs International Film Festival and the BNP Paribas Open Tennis Tournament in Indian Wells, Uber drivers are in demand by the large number of local residents and out of town visitors to the events.

In Orange County where there is a population of millions and thousands of restaurants, bars and nightclubs to choose from in popular coastal cities such as Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, Huntington Beach, Uber and Lyft is fast growing in popularity as the general population gets accustomed to using the Uber or Lyft app to get a lift after having a few drinks with friends.

Call Palm Springs and Orange County Uber Personal Injury Attorney Sebastian Gibson

Palm Springs and Orange County Uber Personal Injury Attorney Sebastian Gibson has been named a Top Lawyer by Palm Springs Life Magazine for the past 14 years in a row. He has also been rated a “Superb” lawyer by Avvo (their highest rating) which rates attorneys all across the U.S.

If you or a loved one have been injured in an Uber or Lyft car accident in California and have sustained serious injuries, call Palm Springs and Orange County Uber Personal Injury Attorney Sebastian Gibson at (760) 776-1810 for a free consultation with Sebastian Gibson by phone about your accident.

All Uber auto, truck, motorcycle, pedestrian and bicycle accident cases as well as wrongful deaths are taken on a contingency fee basis where we advance all fees and costs of your case. If we’re not successful in obtaining compensation by way of a settlement or award, you pay us nothing.

With offices in Palm Desert and Newport Beach, we serve all of California throughout the Coachella Valley, all of Orange County and from San Diego to San Francisco. Learn more about Palm Springs and Orange County Uber Personal Injury Attorney Sebastian Gibson by exploring our website at www.SebastianGibsonLaw.com or by sending us an email at SgibsonEsq@aol.com