Congressional Funding Bill Includes Provision Granting Uber and Lyft Legal Immunity From Lawsuits
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Luke Goldstein
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Summary
A must-pass congressional funding package for US infrastructure includes a provision that would give ride-hailing apps like Uber and Lyft legal immunity from car crash and injury lawsuits. The provision, inserted by federal lawmakers, would hold individual drivers responsible instead of the platforms, unless the companies are found to be "grossly negligent" or engaged in "criminal wrongdoing" — a significantly higher legal bar. This comes as Uber and Lyft face thousands of injury and sexual assault claims.
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Drivers would be held individually responsible, rather than the apps, unless the platforms were found to be 'grossly negligent' or engaged in 'criminal wrongdoing,' a much higher bar for bringing lawsuits.
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