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You may be entitled to compensation if you were (1) a passenger in a rideshare that crashed, (2) a driver/passenger in a car that was hit by a negligent rideshare driver or (3) a pedestrian hit for a careless rideshare driver. A diligent car accident attorney could help you pursue reimbursement for your injuries through rideshare accident settlements in Hackensack.
The first question is what insurance company will cover the careless rideshare driver who caused the crash. The second question is how much dollars of coverage there will be.
The answers depend on what the negligent rideshare driver was doing at the time of the crash.
1) There is at least $50,000 of coverage if the careless rideshare driver is logged in and waiting to be connected to ride. This will probably go through the rideshare driver’s private car insurance.
2) There is $1,500,000 of coverage if the careless rideshare driver is connected. This will go through the rideshare insurance.
3) There is $1,500,000 of coverage if the careless rideshare driver is carrying passengers. This will go through the rideshare insurance.
The amount of total insurance available will affect the amount of your Hackensack rideshare accident settlements.
That is why the insurance companies investigate your crash to see if there is a way to wiggle out of providing coverage. The state’s rideshare crash law is written in New Jersey Statutes § 39:5H-10
Your rideshare lawsuit settlement will depend on the facts of your case.
A lawyer in Hackensack could help you determine what facts are important to your rideshare accident settlement.
Lawyers break your damages into two categories: (1) economic losses and (2) non-economic losses.
Economic damages are financial losses that can be calculated. Usually we are talking about the money you already lost from unpaid medical bills and missing time from work. It gets more complicated if you need to predict the cost of future economic losses from serious injuries. That happens when the injury might need more surgeries in the future or you cannot go back to work again.
Non economic losses are the pain you suffered. Your non-economic losses are usually bigger than your economic losses. State law allows you to be compensated for the following non-economic losses:
The experienced rideshare car accident attorneys at O’Cathain Law Group know about rideshare accident settlements in Hackensack. They can examine the circumstances of your accident and provide a range of likely settlement amounts when they know all the facts of your case.
The insurance companies for New Jersey rideshare companies will underpay you unless you have a qualified lawyer. An attorney from O’Cathain Law Group Personal Injury Law Department can help you understand rideshare accident settlements in Hackensack and maximize your case for settlement. We have settled and are litigating cases right not against Uber and Lyft,
If the settlement offered to your by the insurance company for Uber or the insurance company for Lyft is not fair, we are ready to push the case to a jury trial. Schedule your free rideshare injury consultation to learn more about your options.