Uber & Lyft Accident Lawyers in Nashville

Tennessee's one-year deadline is short

Tennessee gives you just one year from the date of the crash to file a lawsuit under Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104, one of the shortest deadlines in the country, extended to two years only if the at-fault driver is criminally charged and that case begins within the first year. In a rideshare case, waiting is especially costly because the proof you need is digital and held by the rideshare company. The driver's app status and trip records sit on Uber's or Lyft's servers, and obtaining them takes formal legal demands, so we move immediately.

Which insurance policy actually pays

In a rideshare crash the app decides everything. If the driver's app was off, only their personal auto 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 was active. We obtain the driver's dispatch logs and app timestamps for the exact moment of the crash to establish the driver's status and unlock the correct coverage.

The fifty percent line and finger-pointing insurers

In Tennessee a rideshare passenger or driver who is fifty percent or more at fault recovers nothing, and below that line the recovery is reduced by their share. In a downtown crash the fault may involve the rideshare driver, another motorist, a pedestrian, or all of them, and every insurer works to push the blame elsewhere, including onto you. 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 so fault is assigned accurately. Serious injuries are treated at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, the region's Level I trauma center.

The chaos of downtown pickups

The blocks around the entertainment district are a moving hazard at night: rideshare drivers stopping suddenly to find a passenger, doors opening into traffic, and intoxicated pedestrians stepping off the curb. A crash in that environment is rarely simple, and the rideshare company will try to treat it as one. We reconstruct exactly what happened, from where the driver stopped to who had the right of way, so the claim reflects the real conditions on the street.

Serving rideshare passengers and drivers across Middle Tennessee

Rideshare injury claims are handled from our Nashville office, and we represent clients across Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson, Sumner, Cheatham, and Robertson counties. We serve people injured in Nashville, Murfreesboro, Franklin, Brentwood, Hendersonville, Gallatin, Lebanon, Mount Juliet, Smyrna, and La Vergne.

Reporting and filing your rideshare claim

A rideshare crash downtown is reported to the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, while a wreck on I-24, I-40, or I-65 is investigated by the Tennessee Highway Patrol. We obtain the correct report along with your records from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and when a case must be litigated, we file in Davidson County Circuit Court.

Speak with a Nashville uber & lyft accident attorney

Dealing with a rideshare company's insurer while a one-year clock runs takes experienced local counsel. Call (615) 697-6779 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 Uber driver stopped suddenly in traffic to pick someone up and we were rear-ended. Who is at fault?

It depends on the circumstances, and more than one driver can share fault. A rideshare driver who stops unsafely in a travel lane may bear part of the blame, and the driver who struck you may bear part for following too closely. We use the positions, the damage, and the app data to sort out each party's share.

I ordered the ride because I had been drinking. Does that hurt my claim as a passenger?

No. A passenger who chose not to drive and used a rideshare instead is almost never at fault for a crash the driver or another motorist caused. Your decision to avoid driving does not shift the blame to you, and we make sure the insurer does not pretend otherwise.

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.