Why Ridesharing Makes Motor Vehicle Accident Claims More Complex

Inspecting the accident scene early and downloading black box data are among the tactics insurance lawyers use to defend ride share tort claims, lawyers suggested to A.M. Best Company Inc.

‘Rideshare cases often involve multiple parties and different causes of action,’ said Patrick DeLong, an insurance defence lawyer with Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin.

‘There can be multiple claimants or plaintiffs in the same case those plaintiffs and claimants can be drivers or occupants of other vehicles involved in accidents with rideshare vehicles. Plaintiffs or claimants can also be rideshare drivers or rideshare passengers.’

‘The sharing economy is a relatively recent development but it has grown exponentially in a short period of time,’ said Thomas Brown, another lawyer with Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin.

‘Rideshare claims are increasing. Rideshare claims are complicated. There a number of nuances to handling them,’ said Brown.