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Why Hire a Lawyer for Your Rideshare Accident Claim?
You should hire a lawyer for a rideshare accident claim because it can be confusing who is liable: the driver and the driver’s insurance, the rideshare company and its insurance, or a third party who caused the crash. We know the intricacies of Nevada’s rideshare law, so we can evaluate what happened, determine the most effective way to proceed, and help you get the compensation you deserve. Part of that evaluation is establishing whether the app was on and whether a ride had been accepted because that decides whose policy pays, and Nevada law does not let you sue Uber or Lyft directly for the driver’s mistakes (NRS 706A.155), so getting the insurance right is most of the case.
Who Pays After an Uber or Lyft Accident in Las Vegas?
Who pays after an Uber or Lyft accident in Las Vegas depends on what the driver’s app showed at the moment of the crash. Nevada sets a different insurance minimum for each of the three periods, from an ordinary personal auto policy, up to $1,000,000 (NRS 690B.470).
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Driver’s app status at the time of the crash |
Coverage Nevada requires |
What it means for you |
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App off. |
The driver’s own auto policy: at least $25,000 per person, $50,000 per crash, and $20,000 for property damage (NRS 485.185). |
An ordinary claim against a private driver. The rideshare company is not involved. |
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Logged in, waiting for a request. |
Rideshare insurance of at least $50,000 per person, $100,000 per crash, and $25,000 for property damage (NRS 690B.470). |
The rideshare insurer answers, at its lowest tier. |
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Request accepted, driving to the pickup, or a passenger aboard. |
At least $1,000,000 for injury, death, and property damage (NRS 690B.470), from the driver accepting the request until the last passenger fully gets out (NRS 706A.060). |
If the rideshare driver caused the crash, the full policy is available to you. |
That table is also the insurers’ playbook. A personal auto policy can exclude every minute the driver is logged in (NRS 690B.480), and the rideshare insurer pays the tier the app data supports, so the first argument in a rideshare claim is about the period, not your injuries.
Adam S. Kutner is a former insurance defense attorney, and the period is the part of a rideshare claim we go after first. Nevada makes the company, the driver, and the rideshare insurer share the driver’s log-in and log-out times for the 12 hours before and after the crash (NRS 690B.490), and the driver must show proof of rideshare coverage and disclose whether the app was off, waiting, or on a trip (NRS 690B.495). We request that record in writing at the start, so the period is fixed by the data.
How We Handle Your Rideshare Accident Claim
We handle a rideshare accident claim in three moves:
Fix the period on day one
We send the written request for the app log and the driver’s coverage disclosure, and we pull your trip receipt with its timestamps.
Put every policy on notice
The rideshare insurer, the driver’s personal insurer, the other driver’s insurer, and your own policy. Nevada does not require a rideshare policy to include uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage, so we check rather than assume.
Handle the claim while you heal
We line up treatment, deal with every adjuster, and meet you at home or in the hospital if you cannot come to one of our three offices across the Las Vegas Valley.
No Fees Unless We Win Your Rideshare Accident Case
The consultation is free, you pay nothing up front, and our fee comes out of the recovery at the end. No recovery, no fee.
Injured as an Uber or Lyft Passenger in Las Vegas
An injured Uber or Lyft passenger in Las Vegas almost never shares fault, so if the Uber or Lyft you were riding in got into a crash, your claim turns on which driver caused it.
Your rideshare driver caused it
You were on a trip, so the $1,000,000 coverage applies, and the claim is made against the rideshare insurance.
Another driver caused it
That driver’s liability policy comes first, with a Nevada minimum of $25,000 per person. If it is not enough, the next question is uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage, on the rideshare policy if it carries it and on your own auto policy, which can apply to you as a passenger.
Both drivers share the blame
Nevada assigns each driver a percentage of fault (NRS 41.141), and your claim runs against both drivers’ insurers.
Hit by an Uber or Lyft Driver While Driving, Walking, or Biking in Las Vegas
If an Uber or Lyft driver hit your car or hit you in a crosswalk or a bike lane, the same three periods decide which policy pays, but you have no trip receipt to prove the period. Nevada still gives you a way to get the answer at the scene: the driver must show proof of rideshare coverage and tell you, and the officer, whether the app was off, waiting, or on a trip (NRS 690B.495).
In the firm’s rideshare accident video, our attorney Michael Gobaud tells rideshare drivers in a crash to exchange information with the other drivers, so they have the names, license numbers, and insurance information from all drivers involved. You need the same list from the rideshare driver who hit you, plus the one item only a rideshare crash has: which app was on.
A pedestrian or cyclist brings no vehicle of their own into the crash, so the driver’s period decides nearly everything. The injuries are covered on our Las Vegas pedestrian accident lawyer and bicycle accident lawyer pages. If you drive for Uber or Lyft, your own benefits are on our page for rideshare drivers’ workers’ compensation and injury benefits.
Is an Uber Accident Claim Different From a Lyft Accident Claim?
An Uber accident claim and a Lyft accident claim run under the same Nevada law and the same NRS 690B.470 minimums. The differences are in the paperwork. Lyft publishes its tiers: at least $50,000 per person, $100,000 per crash, and $25,000 for property damage while a driver waits for a request, and at least $1,000,000 in third-party liability from the pickup drive through the ride, with first-party coverages that may include uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage. Uber’s insurance page says its coverage meets or exceeds what each state requires and that it carries uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage where a state requires it; Nevada lists that coverage as optional, so we confirm what Uber’s Nevada certificate carries.
A taxi is a different claim, and it’s a regulated carrier with its own required coverage, covered on our Las Vegas taxi accident lawyer page.
Where Rideshare Accidents Happen in Las Vegas: the Airport and the Strip
At Harry Reid International Airport, rideshare pickups are not at the curb. Uber and Lyft riders follow the signs to Level 2 of the Terminal 1 parking garage or the Valet Level of the Terminal 3 garage, while taxis load outside baggage claim (Harry Reid International Airport, taxi and ride share). For your claim, the detail that counts is when the ride began: the $1,000,000 period starts when the driver accepts your request, before the car reaches the garage, so if your driver crashes on the way to you, even in the garage pickup lane, the crash sits inside the $1,000,000 period.
Las Vegas Boulevard is the other place rideshare pickups crowd together. Our post on rideshare risks on the Las Vegas Strip covers why rideshare accidents are common on the Strip and the traffic dangers that make the corridor different.
We handle rideshare crashes anywhere in Clark County, from North Las Vegas to Henderson, where riders and drivers can meet us at our office on Eastern Avenue (Henderson personal injury lawyer).
What To Do Immediately After a Rideshare Accident in Nevada
What you should do immediately after an accident involving a ride-sharing vehicle in Nevada starts the same way as any crash, and our attorney Michael Gobaud puts it at the top of the list in the firm’s rideshare accident video:
“Whether you’re a rideshare driver or passenger, the first thing you should do after a car accident is call 911 to report the accident to law enforcement and get medical help if anyone is injured.”
Michael Gobaud
Four things after that are specific to a rideshare crash:
- Get medical care the same day.
Go to the ER or your own doctor. If your regular doctor cannot see you the same day, go to an urgent care. - Screenshot the trip before you close the app.
It shows the driver’s name, the car, and the timestamps that prove the period. - Ask the driver which app was on.
The driver must show proof of rideshare coverage and say whether the app was off, waiting, or on a trip. Photograph the proof. - Report the crash in the app, then to us.
Keep the confirmation and send every insurer who calls to us.
The full list, including witnesses, photos, and your own insurer, is on our page on what to do after an Uber or Lyft accident.
How Much Is My Rideshare Accident Case Worth?
What a rideshare accident case is worth depends on your injuries, your treatment, the work you missed, and the coverage the period put on the table. There is no honest average for an Uber or Lyft settlement. The categories are covered on our page on the damages available in a Nevada injury claim; if an insurer says you share fault, our guide to how negligence works in a personal injury case explains how comparative negligence reduces a claim by your percentage.
You have two years from the crash to file a lawsuit (NRS 11.190(4)(e)). The app records that prove the period are far easier to find in the first weeks than in the second year.
Nevada Rideshare Accident Laws
Nevada ridesharing law lives in two chapters: NRS 706A, which regulates transportation network companies and sets the Uber and Lyft driver requirements (background checks, an annual driving-record review, no alcohol or drugs on a trip: NRS 706A.160 and NRS 706A.290), and NRS 690B, which sets their insurance. The sections that decide claims:
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Nevada Law |
What it says |
Why it matters |
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Rideshare insurance minimums: $1,000,000 while providing transportation services; $50,000 per person, $100,000 per crash, and $25,000 property damage while logged in and waiting. |
Sets what is available in each period and puts the company’s insurer on the hook. |
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“Transportation services” run from the moment a driver accepts a request until the last passenger fully gets out. |
Defines when the $1,000,000 period starts and ends. |
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A transportation network company is not vicariously liable for a driver’s or passenger’s act or omission; other theories of liability against the company are preserved. Added in 2025. |
Your claim runs against the rideshare insurance; other theories against the company survive only to the extent available and proven under law. |
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The company, the driver, and the rideshare insurer must share the app log-in and log-out times for 12 hours before and after the crash; the driver must carry proof of rideshare coverage and disclose app status at the scene. |
The evidence that fixes the period, and your right to ask for it. |
Have you been injured as part of a rideshare accident?
Not sure which period applied to your crash? Call (702) 382-0000 and tell us what the app showed. The consultation is free.
FAQ About Rideshare Accident Cases in Las Vegas
Get a Free Consultation With a Las Vegas Rideshare Accident Lawyer
If you are looking for a lawyer after a Lyft or Uber accident in Las Vegas, call (702) 382-0000 or start your free consultation online. The team at Adam S. Kutner, Injury Attorneys, has represented injured Las Vegas riders, drivers, and pedestrians for more than 35 years, and the law firm picks up at any hour.
Rideshare Accident Resources and Related Claims
For the claim process itself, see what to expect from a Nevada injury claim and our Las Vegas car accident lawyer page.
This article is for general information only and is not legal advice. Reading it does not create an attorney-client relationship. For advice about your specific situation, talk to a qualified Nevada attorney.
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