Apr. 30, 2026
Uber/Lyft are liable for the drivers they put on the road
Uber has spent five years arguing Proposition 22 rewrote California tort law; a recent arbitration award confirms it did not--Section 5354 still imputes driver negligence to the permit holder, regardless of classification.
Arash Homampour
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The Homampour Law Firm PC
15303 Ventura Blvd.
Sherman Oaks , CA 91403
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Email: arash@homampour.com
Southwestern Univ SOL; Los Angeles CA
On March 31, 2026, an arbitrator issued a final award against Uber Technologies, Inc. in Rutkovitz v. Uber Technologies, Inc., AAA Case No. 01-24-0004-5195. An Uber passenger was injured when her Uber driver lost control on a rain-slicked off-ramp and struck a guardrail. While the driver's negligence was contested, the main dispute was whether Uber, the company that dispatched him under its CPUC permit, could be held liable, or whether Proposition 22 had insulated Uber...
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