Uber & Lyft Accident Lawyers in Gulfport

Mississippi's three-year deadline in a rideshare case

Mississippi gives you three years from the date of the collision to file a lawsuit under Miss. Code § 15-1-49, a longer window than Georgia or Tennessee allow. That does not mean waiting is wise, because the most important proof in a rideshare case is digital and controlled by the rideshare company. The driver's app status, GPS data, and trip records sit on Uber's or Lyft's servers, and obtaining them takes formal legal demands. We start that process quickly so the record of what the driver was doing is preserved before it can be lost.

Which insurance policy actually pays

The coverage available after a rideshare crash turns on what the driver's app was doing at the moment of impact. If the app was off, only the driver's personal policy applies. Once the app is on and the driver is waiting for a request, a limited contingent policy applies, and from the moment a ride is accepted until the passenger is dropped off, a much larger commercial policy is in force. Uber and Lyft do not volunteer which one applies. We obtain the driver's dispatch logs and app timestamps to establish the driver's status and unlock the correct coverage.

Casino nights and the late-hour coast traffic

A large share of Gulf Coast rideshare trips happen at night, carrying people between the casinos, restaurants, and hotels along the water. Late hours bring tired drivers, impaired drivers, and visitors unfamiliar with the US-90 corridor, and a rideshare passenger caught in a crash there can be seriously hurt. We investigate the timing and location of your crash, and pursue every driver whose error contributed to it, to build the strongest claim available to you.

Why partial fault does not end your Mississippi claim

Mississippi follows pure comparative negligence under Miss. Code § 11-7-15, which is very different from its neighbors. There is no threshold that wipes out your claim. Even if you are found partly at fault, you can still recover, with your award reduced by your percentage of fault. In a rideshare crash the fault may involve the rideshare driver, another motorist, or both, and each insurer tries to pin blame elsewhere. We build the case on the physical evidence and the app data so fault is assigned accurately. The most seriously injured are treated at Memorial Hospital at Gulfport, a Level II trauma center.

Serving rideshare passengers and drivers across the Coast

Rideshare injury claims are handled from our Gulfport office, and we represent clients across Harrison, Jackson, Hancock, Stone, George, and Pearl River counties. We serve people injured in Gulfport, Biloxi, Long Beach, Pass Christian, D'Iberville, Ocean Springs, Bay St. Louis, and Pascagoula.

Reporting and filing your rideshare claim

A rideshare crash inside the city is reported to the Gulfport Police Department, one outside the city to the Harrison County Sheriff's Office, and a wreck on Interstate 10 or US-90 to the Mississippi Highway Patrol. We obtain the correct report along with your records from Memorial Hospital at Gulfport, and when a case must be litigated, we file in Harrison County Circuit Court.

Speak with a Gulfport uber & lyft accident attorney

Dealing with a rideshare company's insurer takes experienced local counsel. Call (228) 338-6909 for a free evaluation of your case. We work on a contingency fee basis, so you owe no attorney fee unless we recover compensation for you.

Common questions

The insurer says I was partly to blame for the rideshare crash. Can I still recover in Mississippi?

Yes. Mississippi's pure comparative negligence rule lets you recover even if you share some of the fault, with your award reduced by your percentage. An insurer's claim that you were partly responsible is a reason to fight over the numbers, not a reason to walk away, and we build the evidence to keep your share as low as the facts allow.

The rideshare driver asked me not to call the police after the crash. What should I do?

Call the police anyway. A driver worried about losing platform access may offer to handle it privately, but a formal crash report is what documents the wreck and triggers the correct insurance coverage. Declining that report can leave you with no official record when you need one.

How do you prove what the driver's app was doing when the crash happened?

We issue formal demands to the rideshare company for the trip and app-status data tied to the exact time of the crash. That record shows whether the driver was offline, waiting for a request, or on an active trip, which is what determines the coverage available to you.