Houston Rideshare & Delivery Accidents Lawyer

Although Uber & Lyft riders have the right to expect a safe ride whenever using rideshare company services, they can be subjected to harm – not only when car accidents occur but also when rideshare drivers attack or assault them.

When Uber or Lyft riders are victimized by sexual assault:

• The driver who perpetrated the assault can be held liable in civil court.
• Uber or Lyft may also be liable, especially if their limited background checks and failure to monitor drivers may have contributed to the attack.
• Survivors can turn to a compassionate, experienced Houston lawyer at the Amaro Law Firm for superior advocacy in the pursuit of justice and recovery.

GrubHub is a restaurant delivery service, bringing dishes from local eateries to people’s front doors. Serving major cities in Texas and across the nation, GrubHub requires its drivers to have their own personal auto insurance; the company does not offer any additional commercial auto coverage. This effectively means that:

• GrubHub is offloading significant liability onto its delivery drivers.
• If a driver causes an accident while on-the-clock or making a delivery, (s)he may have NO coverage under the personal auto insurance policy.

Consequently, when GrubHub delivery accidents occur, it can be especially crucial to retain an attorney for help determining the recovery options and dealing with insurance companies moving forward.

DoorDash is another popular food and product delivery service that operates in Houston and hundreds of other major cities across the U.S. Like GrubHub and Instacart, DoorDash requires that its drivers (known as “dashers”) carry their own personal auto insurance coverage.

Unlike GrubHub and Instacart, however, DoorDash does provide commercial auto insurance coverage for drivers during “active deliveries” (i.e., when dashers are driving goods to be delivered).

Despite these two coverages, however, dashers can also fall into an insurance gap, which can preset some significant drawbacks and complications when DoorDash delivery accidents occur.

In 2015, Amazon launched “Amazon Flex,” an offering that takes advantage of the rideshare model to deliver packages from warehouses to consumers. This “last-mile” business model reduces Amazon’s delivery costs while allowing for faster deliveries and new earning opportunities for drivers.

Despite these benefits, however, there may be some downsides:

• Like other rideshare and delivery services, Amazon has taken steps to insulate itself from liability in the event of an accident.
• This can mean that victims of Amazon flex delivery accidents can face an uphill battle when it is time to file claims for crash-related injuries and losses.

The Amaro Law understands the complications that can arise following delivery and rideshare accidents and assaults – and we know how to address and overcome these difficulties in order to set victims’ claims up for success and any possible recovery.