LegalRideshare - Injury Lawyers

A hit-and-run crash left Lyft driver Richie Bennett badly injured. Here's Richie's story, and how @LegalRideshare helped to ensure he got the treatment, support and money he deserved.

(PODCAST) Uber & Lyft Slashed Driver Pay While Gas Prices Soar! | Waymo Fails Again podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

New: Uber is adding Expedia hotel bookings to its flagship app, marking the ride-hail giant’s biggest push yet into the travel market bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Lyft has agreed to buy London black cab app Gett, its third acquisition in the past year, as the company works to expand its presence beyond the US. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

(PODCAST) Uber Sued Over Unfair Deactivations! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

Waymo is coming to a city near you. Would you ride in one? usatoday.com/story/opinion/…

New: Airbnb is offering private car pickups in major markets outside the US, the latest in an ambitious plan to offer hotel-like services in addition to lodgings bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

"Many deactivated drivers report that they struggle to appeal their cases. They say they are initially sent to sites where they appear to be talking with bots, then eventually reach agents who are working from a script and appear to be in another country. Rarely do they reach people who are empowered to truly help them, they say." calmatters.org/economy/2026/0…

Gig work offers drivers the freedom to work for themselves and more flexibility, but being independent contractors also means they must shoulder unexpected costs. latimes.com/business/story…

Uber Accident? Minor Injuries Cause Major Issues x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

A Chicago-area rideshare driver said she struggled to earn money for months after her Uber driver account was wrongly deactivated over her license. abc7chicago.com/amp/post/uber-…

Capping damages doesn’t fix insurance—it limits justice. Injured people deserve full, fair compensation, not protections for insurance companies’ bottom lines. This bill shifts the burden onto victims, not the system driving high costs. | @boreskes nytimes.com/2026/04/05/nyr…

As fuel costs go up, making a living as a gig driver is harder than ever. nytimes.com/2026/04/04/tec…

Sen. Ruben Gallego called on Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday to raise the per-mile deduction that taxpayers can take if they use a car for business purposes. The deduction, which sits at 72.5 cents per mile, is key for gig workers who use cars to make deliveries and drive passengers. businessinsider.com/senator-urges-…

Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, and Instacart are rolling out new incentives as surging gas prices hit the gig economy where it hurts. For instance, Uber's rideshare drivers and delivery workers are eligible for up to $1 in cash back per gallon of gas through the cash-back app Upside, as well as additional discounts from the gas station chain Shell. businessinsider.com/uber-lyft-door…

Two factors, working together, are behind the change. Waymo has lowered its pricing, at least in the San Francisco Bay Area, while traditional ride-hailing rides on the Uber and Lyft networks have risen. techcrunch.com/2026/01/27/the…

(PODCAST) Uber dumps $1B into robotaxis, DoorDash's new tasks and payouts take a turn. LegalRideshare breaks it down. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

$1.25B, DoorDash Tasks and Car Crash Payouts. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Exclusive: DoorDash launched a new app “Tasks” that pays couriers in some US markets if they submit audio and video clips to help improve AI and robotics models. Many of these tasks are completing household chores while capturing footage with a body-worn camera — data that would be helpful for humanoid robots. Instructions: scrub and rinse at least 5 dishes with your hands, hold each clean plate steady in frame for a few seconds before moving to the next one bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

New: Uber plans to invest as much as $1.25 billion in carmaker Rivian to help launch a robotaxi fleet Uber/partners will buy 10k $RIVN R2s and exclusively offer them on the Uber app starting in SF and Miami in 2028. With option to negotiate purchase of up to 40k more cars starting in 2030. This is one of Uber's biggest AV partnerships to date as it pitches itself as a commercialization partner for AV companies. Other existing deals with purchase commitments include 20k Lucid-Nuro robotaxis (SF launch pending in 2026), and 5k Stellantis AVs bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

(PODCAST) Are Food Drones Taking Over (Plus: Female Drivers & Service Dog Laws) podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…