Lyft Physical Assault Attorney

If a Lyft driver assaults a passenger, there are usually ample grounds for a lawsuit. Lyft must provide its customers with safe environments while being transported, and potentially dangerous drivers are violations of that duty of care. Rideshare companies have been criticized for allowing such drivers to get behind the wheel in the first place, but they have been further judged for allowing the drivers to continue earning money and taking customers even after incidents have happened. Lyft has been one such company featuring drivers that have assaulted passengers and other individuals on the road. If you were attacked by your Lyft driver, you could file a claim against the individual and against the company. The responsible parties should be made to pay for your damages. Our team of attorneys at Normandie Law Firm in Los Angeles can assist you through the entire legal process. We will file a lawsuit against Lyft for the assault and bring you the compensation you deserve.

Common Questions

Often, victims of Lyft assaults will call us and pose questions about their cases or what kind of legal action they can take. They may have concerns about their evidence or if their cases are strong enough. Some are simply curious over who they can sue in the first place. Examples of these questions include:

Can I Sue Lyft if a Lyft Driver Assaulted Me?

Yes, you can sue Lyft in the event the Lyft driver physically assaulted you. The company must take care of its customers and not allow danger or harm to come to them. You may be hurt in the following ways:

• The Lyft driver stabbed you
• A driver tried to run you over while you were outside the car
• The Lyft driver punched you
• A driver intentionally rammed into your vehicle
• The Lyft driver slapped you

Further, victims of sexual assault have come forward with saying that they felt vulnerable in situations with some Lyft drivers, especially while alone. If a Lyft driver sexually assaults a passenger, it can lead to a lifetime of scarring and pain.

I Was Assaulted by My Lyft Driver. What Do I Do?

Get to a safe place where the Lyft driver can’t harm you; this may be a police station, hospital, or location with a lot of individuals nearby

• Call the police to report the assault
• Get medical attention
• Contact Lyft to report the incident
• Take a screenshot of the ride, which includes the driver’s name and license plate number
• Print your receipt of the ride, which should have been emailed to you
• Take photos of your injuries
• If the driver is still in the area or has been detained, take pictures of his face, his license, and his car
• If any witnesses saw the event take place, record their statements or testimonies
• Contact a lawyer who is experienced in Lyft driver assault lawsuits

My Lyft Driver Attacked Me. Can I Sue Him?

Yes, you can sue him and you can sue Lyft if a Lyft driver attacked you. If a Lyft driver attacks a passenger, the company can be held partially responsible. You can also target the specific driver in a lawsuit.

What Is Assault and Battery?

Assault is intimidating someone into believing he is about to suffer harm, and battery is physically harming someone. The two are usually handled in tandem with one another. If a Lyft driver beats up a passenger, he could be hit with an assault and battery lawsuit; however, if he only verbally threatens a passenger, he may not be targeted for battery because of the lack of physical contact.

Some states have different degrees of assault; aggravated assault, for example, is much more serious than simple assault, and may involve egregious crime, such as rape, or carrying a weapon, such as a knife.

Proving Negligence of Lyft

One of the main problems people have complained about regarding Lyft is their general lack of strict guidelines to becoming a driver. Nearly anyone can get behind the wheel, which is dangerous for customers. In order for you to file a claim, you must be able to prove that Lyft was negligent in allowing the driver to take customers. You can do so by showing these four points as being true:

• You were owed a duty of care by the company and you must be kept from harm
• The company breached that duty of care in some way, such as by hiring a potentially dangerous driver
• The breach of duty led to an incident, such as an assault
• The incident resulted in physical harm, as in injuries from an attack

A Los Angeles attorney with experience in Lyft driver assault cases can help you establish these points.

Injuries from Assault

Assault and battery can be quite severe if the attack is prolonged or if a weapon is used. Some individuals have been punched and kicked to the extent that they suffered broken bones, fractures, internal organ damage, nerve damage, and more. Others have had dental injuries, concussions, traumatic brain injuries, facial damages, scars, and other wounds.

Some victims have been stabbed or slashed, resulting in damage to organs and blood loss, while others have even been shot, causing widespread damage.

It is important to document your injuries as best you can after an assault so you will have ample evidence showing what the defendant did.

Valuing a Claim from Sample Settlements

When an insurance agent determines the value of your claim, he will look first and foremost at your injuries – how extensive and serious they were and how much of an effect they had on your daily life and career. If the damages caused a change in your lifestyle and prevented you from returning to work or will limit your job opportunities in the future, your case may be worth much more than if you only suffered minor injuries.

The only way to get an accurate determination of your case, however, is to receive an offer from an insurance agent. We will be able to negotiate a better deal, but there is no way of knowing how much your case is worth ahead of time.

You can, however, look at other assault and battery lawsuits that have been settled and compare your situation to those. They can indicate what could potentially be earned and what a similar case may yield. Some of these samples include:

• $300,000 Verdict: A woman was at home when a man entered her apartment, assaulted her, and raped her. The man had previously been able to enter the apartment as he was the boyfriend the prior tenant. The landlord did not change the locks upon the victim moving into the apartment. She sued for damages resulting from the situation.
• $40,000 Verdict: A young girl was at a mall with her father when she needed to use the restroom. When she went to the bathroom by herself, a man, who had been noticed as loitering and acting strangely, assaulted her. The family sued for negligent security and assault and battery.
• $100,000 Settlements: Numerous tenants were victims of robberies at a few connected apartment complexes. The assailants entered the unlocked, unmonitored lobbies and common areas to carry out their crimes. They wound up shooting, stabbing, raping, and beating various tenants, who collectively sued the complex for lack of safety.
• $40,000 Verdict: A woman was in the parking lot of a hotel that was poorly secured and not monitored. While exiting her car, she was assaulted and held at gunpoint during a robbery. She suffered injuries to her knee and ankle, but more severely, she suffered psychological trauma from the incident.

If you have additional questions, feel free to contact an assault and battery lawyer for Lyft driver assault and battery lawsuits.

Compensation from an Assault and Battery Case

If you are a victim of an assault and battery by Lyft driver, you could file a lawsuit against Lyft and receive ample compensation for your damages. Our team of expert attorneys in Los Angeles can help bring you the coverage you deserve. We’ll see to it that you receive restitution for the following:

• Medical bills from the past and future
• Lost wages
• Property damage
• Pain and suffering
• Punitive Damages
• Wrongful death expenses

Call us today to learn more about how you can file an assault and battery lawsuit against a Lyft driver.

Normandie Law Firm: The Top Firm in Town

Our lawyers at Normandie Law Firm believe that if the Lyft operator assaults a passenger, the victim should be entitled to fair compensation from the defendant and the company. Lyft has a duty to protect its customers, and violation of that duty should be compensable with coverage for any ensuing damages. We will work to represent our clients against the insurance agency and will even bring your case to court if necessary. We will aggressively hunt for the fairest offer and will not stop pursuing a worthwhile settlement until we are satisfied.

Contact our offices today to set up a free legal consultation with one of our qualified lawyers. We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and we can help you learn more about the legal process or just look over your case and tell you what we think we can win for you. If you chose us to represent you, we’ll also give you our zero fee guarantee; this states that you won’t have to pay any expenses for our help – we will only get paid if we win, and the money will come from the settlement we bring you. If we lose, you’re off the hook, and we eat the case’s cost ourselves.

If you wish to sue Lyft for the assault you sustained by a driver, contact Normandie Law firm today.