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Uber/Lyft Accidents

October 11, 2018

West Hollywood Crash That Injured 4 Involves Suspected DUI Driver Whose Vehicle Bore a Lyft Sticker

One of the long-touted benefits of the ride-share industry has been its supposed ability to significantly reduce drunk driving. Whether this holds true or not, however, appears to depend on the city. To be certain, some cities see a correlation between ride-sharing and a drunk driving reduction, but this is not the case everywhere. Of course, these types of studies tend…

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Uber/Lyft Accidents

October 10, 2018

Are Self-Driving Cars and “Walkable” Cities Mutually Exclusive Goals?

It is no secret that proponents of self-driving, fully autonomous vehicles tout a future that increases the safety on the roads. Moreover, these ambitions broadly extend to large cities and metropolitan areas, at least in theory. However, an insightful opinion piece on CityLab sheds a light on whether self-driving cars and walkable cities are mutually exclusive goals. Namely, there are several…

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Uber/Lyft Accidents

October 10, 2018

Waymo Self-Driving Car Crash the Result of Driver Who Fell Asleep at the Wheel

After the fatal self-driving car accident involving an Uber vehicle in March of 2018, it was eventually revealed that the human safety driver for Uber was watching Hulu just prior to the fatal accident. While that safety driver was certainly asleep at the wheel in a figurative sense, a new car accident involving a self-driving vehicle occurred because a safety driver…

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October 2, 2018

California Legalizes Riding E-Scooters Without a Helmet, and First Fatal E-Scooter Accident Occurs Shortly Thereafter

Two trends that are shaking up transportation in California and across the country are the push toward self-driving cars and the rise of e-scooters. At Ledger Law, we have covered the latest legal news in the self-driving sector extensively, but the e-scooter trend is one well worth paying attention to in the area of personal injury law. Bird, an electric…

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October 2, 2018

Las Vegas Mass Shooting Lawyer

On October 1, 2017, the worst mass shooting by an individual in the United States occurred when the shooter opened fire on concert attendees at the Route 91 Harvest Festival. Hundreds of bullets were fired from the 32nd floor of the nearby Mandalay Bay, which is owned and operated by MGM Resorts. The festival itself was held at Las Vegas Village,…

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September 30, 2018

One Year After the Las Vegas Shooting, MGM Is in an Ongoing Legal Dispute With Shooting Victims

In just a few horrific minutes on October 1, 2017, hundreds of victims were injured and 58 were killed in the deadliest mass shooting committed by an individual in the history of the United States. Sadly, many questions remain regarding the motives of the shooter and even the legal rights of victims as MGM has sued the victims of the…

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September 29, 2018

The Ledger Law Firm Holds Tribute Gathering & Silent Auction for Las Vegas Mass Shooting Victims

On the night of October 1, 2017, the deadliest mass shooting committed by an individual in the U.S. occurred in Las Vegas. One year later, The Ledger Law Firm pays tribute to those brave victims by holding a Tribute Gathering & Silent Auction on October 1, 2018 at Rockwell's Bakery in Orange, California. October 1, 2018 marks one long year…

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Mesothelioma

September 26, 2018

The Significance of Mesothelioma Awareness Day and Why It Matters

On Mesothelioma Awareness Day, the broader mesothelioma community comes together to celebrate survival, raise funding and provide information about this deadly disease that affects thousands of new patients every year. Most importantly, for many, Mesothelioma Awareness Day is about raising the awareness needed to take action against asbestos, the primary known cause of mesothelioma. What Is Mesothelioma Awareness Day? Since 2004, September…

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Uber/Lyft Accidents

September 22, 2018

In Large Cities, Will the Rideshare Industry Eventually Make Taxis a Thing of the Past?

In recent days, Lyft celebrated completing 1 billion trips. Just two months ago, Uber also surpassed 10 billion trips, demonstrating just how reliant Americans are on the ridesharing industry for transportation. It is difficult to fathom that literally billions of trips have been made via ridesharing apps in a period of time spanning less than a decade. Indeed, billions of trips are now…

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Uber/Lyft Accidents

September 22, 2018

As Trust in Autonomous Vehicles Decline, So Does American Interest

In a survey conducted shortly after Uber's first fatal self-driving accident in March of 2018, the overwhelming majority of Americans said they would be afraid to ride in a self-driving car. The exact figure discovered by the American Automobile Association (AAA) in that study was 73 percent. In fairness, these results may have been skewed by the high-profile coverage of…

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Uber/Lyft Accidents

September 22, 2018

Will Self-Driving Vehicles Be Able to Capably Handle Inclement Weather?

In the race toward a driverless future, there is one entity casting a large shadow over the entire endeavor. That entity is Mother Nature. Yes, for all the advances in driverless technology — of which there are many to boast of — autonomous vehicles of today have little capability for effectively dealing with inclement weather. Even the most minor amounts of snowfall…

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Uber/Lyft Accidents

September 22, 2018

Lyft’s 1 Billion Trips Are a Reminder of the Rideshare Industry’s Rapid Rise

Recently, Lyft celebrated making 1 billion trips in just a few short years. As one of the primary competitors in the ride-sharing sector, this rapid rise is a remarkable one for the company. Here are just a few of the fun facts touted by the brand to commemorate the occasion: 76 million rides to the airport have been provided 500,000 rides…

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Uber/Lyft Accidents

September 22, 2018

Did a Drunk Uber Driver Force a Passenger to Take the Wheel?

In one of the more shocking stories involving a ridesharing driver, an Uber passenger in India has made the claim that his Uber driver was drunk behind the wheel. The driver was so intoxicated, in fact, that the passenger claims he had to take the wheel in order to drive himself home safely. The passenger, Surya Oruganti tweeted about the incident…

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September 14, 2018

Would Safety Be an Afterthought for Any Driverless Car Bill That Passes the Senate?

In a year where Americans revealed they have serious doubts about the safety of self-driving cars — a study conducted shortly after the first Uber self-driving car crash fatality revealed that 73 percent of Americans would be afraid to ride in autonomous vehicles — it is clear that the self-driving sector has work to do concerning the public trust. As such, it…

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RoundUp Tort

September 14, 2018

Farm Bill May Prevent Local Governments From Using Their Own Pesticide Regulations to Limit Glyphosate

According to an analysis conducted by Beyond Pesticides and the Environmental Working Group (EWG), local governments may be prevented from banning glyphosate if a a provision in a 748-page farm bill is passed into law. According to the EWG analysis, more than 50 city and county ordinances banning glyphosate could be overturned, which may lead to a renewed glyphosate presence…

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Uber/Lyft Accidents

September 14, 2018

Is a "Robotaxi" Soon on the Way Via Waymo’s Self-Driving Project?

As 2018 is in its waning months, it seems fair to say that 2018 was a rough year for the "true believers" in a driverless future. American sentiment has grown increasingly untrusting in a number of studies and surveys, while ride-sharing leader Uber suffered from a spate of negative publicity after the first fatal self-driving car crash in Tempe. However,…

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RoundUp Tort

September 13, 2018

Vallejo, Home City of CA Groundskeeper in $289M Roundup Verdict, Will Continue to Use Glyphosate

California groundskeeper Dewayne Johnson was the first plaintiff to have a jury verdict rendered in lawsuits against Monsanto involving glyphosate. Mr. Johnson was one of thousands who alleged that the company's glyphosate herbicide caused their cancer, and the jury found for Mr. Johnson in a case that garnered significant national attention. The attention was of such a magnitude that Bayer's…

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RoundUp Tort

September 13, 2018

Monsanto Fails to Collect Documents From Advocacy Group Seeking a Halt to Glyphosate

In past blog posts, we have extensively covered the ongoing saga surrounding the what are now thousands of lawsuits arguing that glyphosate causes cancer. Regular readers will recall that plaintiffs are relying on a 2015 World Health Report finding that glyphosate is a probable carcinogen. Monsanto and Bayer, alternatively, rely on studies such as the EPA's claim that glyphosate is likely not…

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Uncategorized

September 13, 2018

Lawsuit Alleges Uber Saved $500M by Misclassifying Its Drivers As Independent Contractors

In past blogs, we have written about the financial and legal incentives Uber has to continue classifying its drivers as independent contractors instead of employees. Indeed, we also extensively covered an important California Supreme Court decision that increased the likelihood Uber and Lyft drivers will become employees in the state of California. Months after we wrote about the highest California court's decision…

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September 13, 2018

What the Two-Year Timeline of Uber’s Self-Driving Car Testing Reveals

In 2016, the city of Pittsburgh was home to a host of reporters who gathered to get a glimpse at the future of driving. Namely, those reporters attended media briefing sessions concerning Uber's newest pilot program involving self-driving cars. It has been two years since those briefings, and the road has been an objectively rocky one for the ride-hailing company.…

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