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Course Information
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    On-Demand

  • signal_cellular_alt Difficulty Level

    Intermediate

  • work Practice Area

    Personal Injury and Med Mal

Date & Time
  • event Date

    Monday, January 13, 2025

  • schedule Time

    1:00 p.m. ET./10:00 a.m. PT

  • timer Program Length

    90 minutes

Credit Information

  • This 90-minute webinar is eligible in most states for 1.5 CLE credits.

$197.00
CLE
ALL

This CLE course will guide personal injury attorneys for plaintiff and defense in navigating the complex liability issues that arise from auto accidents involving rideshare services, such as Uber and Lyft. The program will cover insurance issues and considerations, discovery in cases involving ridesharing and other similar apps, and the impact on strategy of whether drivers are classified as employees or independent contractors.

Faculty

Sarah E. Hansen
Partner
Burden & Hansen, LLC

Ms. Hansen is an experienced litigator who focuses her practice on defending personal injury cases. She represents clients in the areas of trucking and automobile accidents, employment law, labor law, municipal law/governmental liability, premises liability, products liability and general negligence. Ms. Hansen has been selected for membership in the Trucking Industry Defense Association (TIDA), the only international organization devoted to the defense of the trucking industry in personal injury, property damage, and workers’ compensation claims.

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Kelly Hanker
Attorney
Trial Lawyers for Justice

Ms. Hanker is a trial attorney known for increasing the value of cases across the country, including catastrophic and traumatic injury, employment, business litigation, class action, and medical malpractice cases. Ms. Hanker’s connection to her clients after sustaining a life-long disability in a car crash herself and being called in to the Plaintiff’s side by her then trial attorney—now mentor, Nick Rowley—is unmatched. Ms. Hanker, now often referred to as the Empathy Lawyer, has repeatedly been named a Super Lawyers Rising Star for Southern California, is a graduate of the Gerry Spence Method trial college and has been honored by the Los Angeles Business Journal as a finalist for Philanthropist of the Year. She also serves on the Foundation Board of the Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles, the Consumer Attorneys of California Women’s Caucus, the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles’s Women in Law Committee and is a member of AAJ.

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Description

Rideshare drivers must simultaneously drive and use smartphone apps for directions and customer information while navigating frequently unfamiliar areas, which may increase the likelihood of auto accidents. This webinar will provide information about potential avenues for recovery and updates on relevant case law. In addition to traditional rideshare scenarios, delivery services and automated ride services are prevalent in the marketplace.

Passengers, pedestrians, and drivers injured in an auto accident caused by a rideshare driver may pursue compensation for their injuries, including from the driver's insurance, the rideshare company's insurance, and potentially other applicable sources.

Personal injury claims involving rideshare services present unique liability issues relating to the use of the ridesharing app and relationship between the potential parties.

Listen as our plaintiff and defense counsel panel examines the unique issues attorneys face in bringing or defending claims for injuries sustained in accidents caused by rideshare drivers. The panel will discuss how to prove or challenge liability and under what circumstances the rideshare company versus a driver’s personal insurance policy would be called upon to respond.

Outline

  1. Overview of rideshare companies' policies on auto collisions
  2. Bringing or defending personal injury claims for accidents involving ridesharing services
    1. Liability considerations
    2. Insurance considerations
    3. Impact of wage and hour litigation on accident case discovery
    4. Special issues with UberEats, DoorDash, and similar services

Benefits

The panel will review these and other critical issues:

  • How rideshare service company policies deal with auto collisions involving its drivers
  • Liability considerations in rideshare services' accident injury claims
  • How courts are addressing insurance coverage issues in rideshare injury cases
  • Emerging issues such as delivery services and a possible return of automated services