After a Lyft accident, you need certain evidence to prove your case, possibly even if you were a passenger. Some of this evidence could be your bills for your vehicle repair and medical care. It’s easy to gather such evidence, but not so easy to gather such evidence as footage from a traffic camera or the event data recorder box in the Lyft driver’s vehicle. You might also need this evidence for your case.
A lawyer from our firm can gather that kind of evidence for you and even get invaluable corroborating evidence for your case, such as a written statement from a medical expert. Additionally, your lawyer can establish negligence in your case, which is also necessary and difficult to do.
Different Kinds Of Evidence You Will Need For A Lyft Accident Case
If you leave your case with a lawyer from our firm, your lawyer will seek out all of the evidence for you. This could be really helpful, especially since the evidence could vary depending on whether you’re filing an insurance claim, filing a claim as a passenger through Lyft, or suing the other party. For example, if you’re suing, your case may need corroborating evidence in order to show the other party’s negligence and liability.
Depending on what your case requires, your lawyer may seek out:
- Your bills: These could include your bills for your vehicle repair, other property damage, medical care, physical therapy, etc.
- The police accident report: This could help prove your damages and the other party’s liability.
- Footage of the accident: This footage could come from a traffic camera, a vehicle’s dash camera, a security camera, etc.
- Photos of the accident scene: If you (or a witness) took photos of the scene of the accident, they could be invaluable evidence for your case.
- A witness’s account of the incident: This could serve as invaluable corroborating evidence for your case.
- An expert witness’s statement about the incident: This corroborating evidence could come from a medical expert or even a car accident reconstructionist.
- Data from the Lyft app: The Lyft driver and the company communicate via the Lyft application. Data from this app could serve as evidence in a lawsuit, potentially against Lyft.
- Event data recorder information: In the Lyft driver’s vehicle, there may be a black box containing invaluable information regarding the accident. This information could serve as evidence in a lawsuit, potentially against the driver.
What Else Do I Need To Do To Prove My Lyft Accident Case?
Evidence doesn’t completely prove a case. Even corroborating evidence doesn’t completely prove a case. A claimant or the claimant’s lawyer must also establish negligence and liability in the case. For instance, if you were hit by a Lyft driver, your lawyer will have to establish the driver was negligent in some way, such as by driving while distracted by the Lyft app, and that this negligence means the driver is liable.
To establish negligence and liability in your case, your lawyer will have to show how:
- The driver or Lyft owed you a duty of care to keep you from harm
- The party breached their duty
- The breach of duty caused the accident
- The accident caused you harm
Your Lawyer Will Also Convince The Other Side About Your Case
In some cases, evidence and negligence may not necessarily be enough to convince an insurer or a rideshare company to compensate the claimant fairly. For instance, in your case, despite the proof, an insurer may make a low, unfair settlement offer. If anything like that happens, your lawyer can help negotiate for fair compensation using the evidence from your case.
If a threat isn’t enough to convince the other side to settle fairly, your lawyer will take your case to court and convince the judge about your case. Before going to court, your lawyer can hire experts for their court testimonies.
Learn More About What Evidence You’ll Need To Prove Your Lyft Accident Case
After your Lyft accident, you need certain evidence to prove your case, but our firm can gather all of it for you. One of our lawyers can also gather invaluable corroborating evidence for your case, prove negligence and liability in your case, and, if necessary, take your case to court. Depending on the circumstances, your lawyer may be able to collect compensation from the driver or even Lyft itself.
We can tell you more in a simple, free consultation. We’ll also tell you about working with a Lyft accident lawyer near you, like how your lawyer can work for you in a contingency-fee arrangement. In this arrangement, you won’t pay any legal fees until and unless your lawyer recovers compensation for you. To learn more and consult with us for free, contact the Law Offices of Anidjar & Levine today.
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