Uber can’t use widow to block suit over husband’s expressway death

Uber can’t use widow to block suit over husband’s expressway death - Regional Media News

(Legal Newsline) - Uber can't use its user agreement to block a lawsuit from the widow of a man who died while riding in a rideshare vehicle on a Chicago expressway, the Illinois Supreme Court has ruled. On Sept. 24, the state high court unanimously [...]

Illinois Supreme Court sides with widow of killed Uber rider in wrongful death case

<p>The ride-sharing giant, Uber, has been dealt a legal setback by a unanimous Illinois Supreme Court that sided with the widow of 60-year-old rider killed in a 2022 crash along the Stevenson Expressway.</p><p>The question at the center of the case was whether a family member of a deceased rider would be forced into third-party arbitration to settle a wrongful death or severe injury claim, rather than hashing the issue out in the courts.</p><p>I…

Uber can’t use widow to block suit over husband’s expressway death

(Legal Newsline) — Uber can't use its user agreement to block a lawsuit from the widow of a man who died while riding in a rideshare vehicle on a Chicago expressway, the Illinois Supreme Court has ruled.

Illinois Supreme Court sides with widow of Uber rider killed in wrongful death case

The ride-sharing giant, Uber, has been dealt a legal setback by a unanimous Illinois Supreme Court that sided with the widow of 60-year-old rider killed in a 2022 crash along the Stevenson Expressway. The question at the center of the case was whether a family member of a deceased rider would be forced into third-party arbitration to settle a wrongful death or severe injury claim, rather than hashing the issue out in the courts. In its registrat…