Uber & Lyft Accident Lawyers in Johns Creek

Rideshare is part of daily life in Johns Creek, carrying residents to the airport, to dinner and events in Alpharetta and Atlanta, and home again after a night out. Uber and Lyft vehicles move constantly on GA-400 and the arterials through Medlock Bridge. When a rideshare crash leaves you hurt, the first question is which insurance policy applies. At Howe.Law Injury & Accident Lawyers, we answer it.

The two-year deadline in a Georgia rideshare case

Georgia gives you two years from the date of the collision to file a lawsuit under O.C.G.A. § 9-3-33. That clock matters early, 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.

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.

How Georgia's fifty percent rule affects your recovery

Under O.C.G.A. § 51-12-33, you recover nothing if you are found fifty percent or more at fault, and your recovery is reduced by your share below that line. In a rideshare crash the fault may involve the rideshare driver, another motorist, or both, and each insurer tries to shift blame onto someone else. Passengers are almost never at fault, which gives an injured passenger a strong claim, and we build the case on the physical evidence and the app data. Emory Johns Creek Hospital serves the area but does not carry a trauma-center designation, so the most severely injured are taken to a trauma center such as Wellstar North Fulton or Grady Memorial in Atlanta, metro Atlanta's only Level I trauma center.

Serving rideshare passengers across north Fulton and beyond

Rideshare injury claims are handled by our team throughout the Johns Creek area, across Fulton, Gwinnett, and Forsyth counties. We serve people injured in Johns Creek, Alpharetta, Roswell, Duluth, Suwanee, Peachtree Corners, Cumming, Lawrenceville, Norcross, and Sandy Springs.

Reporting and filing your rideshare claim

A rideshare crash inside the city is reported to the Johns Creek Police Department, one in the unincorporated county to the Fulton County Police Department, and a wreck on GA-400 to the Georgia State Patrol. We obtain the correct report along with your medical records, and for a Georgia crash we file in Fulton County State Court, with high-value claims heard in Fulton County Superior Court.

Speak with a Johns Creek rideshare accident attorney

Dealing with a rideshare company's insurer takes experienced local counsel. Call (844) 876-4357 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 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 determines the coverage available to you.

I was a passenger and do not know whose fault it was. Does that hurt my claim?

No. A rideshare passenger is almost never at fault, and you do not need to know who caused the crash to have a strong claim. We investigate the fault of every driver involved and pursue the coverage that applies, whether the rideshare driver, another motorist, or both were responsible.