Rideshares may be convenient, but they are at as much risk of an accident as your private vehicle. Who can you hold responsible for a rideshare accident, though? Our Raleigh rideshare accident lawyers are here to answer that question on your behalf and to fight for your right to comprehensive rideshare accident compensation.
At CR Legal Team, We Stand Up For You® today, tomorrow, and in the months and years to come. You can count on our representation to see you through complicated negotiations with rideshare agencies and insurers.
The efforts of our Raleigh car accident lawyers have put billions of dollars back into the hands of over 200,000 clients. Let our Team offer you Whole-Personal Legal Care™ today.
Why Choose Us?
CR Legal Team is over 36 years strong and 100% committed to the wellness and happiness of the clients who come to our door. Our Raleigh personal injury lawyers treat each rideshare accident victim like a member of the family, ensuring that they receive legal representation that serves their long-term recovery goals.
Our dedication to our clients and community is part of our legacy. It’s what drove us to offer educational programs through The Roberts Center For Leadership, Education, Advancement and Development, which strives to Educate, Empower, and Change Lives in the communities we serve and beyond. It’s through the center that we:
- Lead prevention-focused car seat safety programs.
- Promote bicycle helmet give-aways.
- Offer local scholarships through the CR Family Foundation and the Little Red Jumpsuit Foundation for Girls and Women.
Our Team has firsthand experience with dangerous accidents. We want to make sure that our firm can support people recovering from devastating losses in and out of the courtroom. Our community outreach programs are another way to lend a helping hand to people in need.
Should You Accept a Settlement From a Rideshare Company?
We encourage victims of recent rideshare accidents to avoid accepting a settlement offer from a rideshare company or driver while still at the scene of that accident or in the days immediately following a collision. Unfortunately, these initial settlement offers rarely cover the full cost of your recovery, and early acceptance can bar you from the support you actually need.
If you’re approached by an insurance adjuster or related party with a settlement offer following a rideshare accident, reach out to our Raleigh rideshare accident attorneys as soon as possible. We can turn down an insufficient offer on your behalf while preserving your right to negotiate for more support after they’ve established their own estimate of your losses.
Careful consideration of a settlement offer ensures that you have ample opportunities to argue for settlements that address all of your economic and non-economic expenses. Our Team wants to make sure that when you address insurers and rideshare companies, you maximize your accident damages.
When Should You Contact a Raleigh Rideshare Accident Lawyer?
The sooner you can contact a Raleigh, NC, rideshare accident lawyer after a collision, the better. Neither rideshare companies nor their insurers want to give you breathing room after an accident. Both parties may send a representative to speak with you after your accident in hopes of pressuring you into accepting an insufficient settlement or waiving your right to legal action.
Meeting with our attorneys allows you to discuss the logistics of recovering from a rideshare accident free of charge. Scheduling your case consultation doesn’t cost you a dime and won’t lock you into legal action.
Once you speak with our Team about the nature of your accident and what steps you can take to recover from your losses, you can decide whether you want our help filing an insurance claim, pursuing a rideshare accident lawsuit, or both. We can keep your recovery goals in mind when strategizing your approach to your case.
What Is the Statute of Limitations on Rideshare Cases in North Carolina?
You may decide that you want to open a personal injury lawsuit against a rideshare company, independent contractor, or affiliated party found responsible for your rideshare accident. In that case, you need to finalize your paperwork within North Carolina’s personal injury statute of limitations.
N.C. Stat. § 1-52(5) allows you to take three years to build a case against the party responsible for your losses. During that time, Our Team can work with professional investigators to find the evidence necessary to meet your case’s burden of proof and move it forward. We can also estimate the value of your economic and non-economic losses.
You can count on our representation from the start to the end of your case. You never have to speak to an insurance adjuster alone, and you shouldn’t, nor will you have to communicate with a rideshare company. Our support allows you to prioritize your rest and recuperation without sacrificing your right to demand rideshare accident damages.
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What Evidence Do You Need to Recover From a Rideshare Accident?
The evidence you use to bring a case or insurance claim against the party liable for your losses may include the following:
- Electronic data from a rideshare app
- Witness statements
- Physical debris from the accident scene
- Expert witness testimony, including statements from police officers and emergency responders
- Police reports
- Medical reports
- Video footage of your accident, including dash camera footage
- Photos from before, after, and during your collision
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Can You Sue a Rideshare Driver or Company After a Collision?
Evidence makes up the bedrock of your case for rideshare accident compensation, but it’s not the only element that impacts your right to name certain parties liable for your recovery. Most of today’s rideshare companies work with independent contractors who do not constitute the company’s employees in the eyes of the law.
While rideshare companies have to offer their drivers insurance while they’re on the road, most companies make their drivers meet incredibly specific criteria to qualify for that coverage. When faced with the possibility of paying for your recovery, a rideshare company may try every trick in the book to get out of offering you support.
As such, your right to sue a rideshare driver or a rideshare company after an accident will depend on what evidence of negligence you can find, as well as the contracts and insurance coverage available to a driver at the time of your collision. Our rideshare accident attorneys in Raleigh can go through these elements on your behalf while building your case.
Book Your Free Rideshare Accident Case Consultation Today
You don’t have to let insurers or rideshare companies dictate how you recover from a collision. Working with our rideshare accident attorney in Raleigh, NC, gives you the opportunity to demand compensation based on the full breadth of your losses instead of the ones that an insurer deems most relevant to your recovery.
Our support comes on a contingency fee basis, meaning that you don’t have to pay a dime up front to start working with our experienced Legal Team.
Instead, we can start offering you representation immediately after a collision, making it easier for you to plan your recovery with as little financial stress as possible.
Contact CR Legal Team today and let us offer you Whole-Personal Legal Care™.
