New Orleans Uber Accident Lawyer

Were you injured in an Uber accident in New Orleans, LA?

At Kiefer & Kiefer, we provide Uber accident representation on a contingency basis, with no attorney fees unless we recover compensation for you.

If you were hurt in a crash involving a rideshare vehicle, an attorney can determine which policies apply and pursue the compensation available under them. Our firm has handled motor vehicle claims in Orleans Parish for more than four decades, and three generations of Kiefer attorneys have tried these cases before Louisiana juries.

A New Orleans, LA Uber accident lawyer at Kiefer & Kiefer establishes what the driver was doing when the collision occurred, identifies every insurer with potential exposure, and documents your injuries in full. The consultation is free, and our fee comes only from a recovery.

Uber Accident Lawyer New Orleans, LA

More than 17 percent of households in Orleans Parish have no vehicle available to them, according to regional planning data drawn from American Community Survey estimates. That is roughly twice the rate in neighboring Jefferson Parish. Rideshare carries a substantial share of daily movement through this city, and the crash volume follows the trip volume.

An Uber accident claim is a demand for compensation against whoever caused the collision, brought against layered policies rather than a single one. Which coverage responds turns on what the driver was doing at the moment of impact. A New Orleans Uber accident attorney sorts that question out first, because it determines what the claim is worth before any medical record is ever reviewed.

Types of Uber Accident Cases We Handle in New Orleans

Every rideshare crash raises the same threshold question of whose policy answers. What varies is your position in the vehicle, on the road, or behind the wheel, and each position changes how the claim proceeds.

• Passenger injuries. Riders in an Uber almost never bear fault, which removes the usual liability fight. The dispute shifts to coverage and to the value of the treatment you needed, which is where these claims are actually won or lost.
• Uber driver injuries. Drivers hurt by another motorist face their own insurer, the rideshare policy, and the at-fault carrier at once. Each has a reason to defer to the others, and a driver without representation is usually the one absorbing that delay.
• Collisions caused by an Uber driver. If a rideshare driver struck your vehicle, your claim runs against coverage that may extend well beyond a standard personal auto policy. Establishing the driver’s status at impact is what unlocks it.
• Rear-end collisions. Fault is usually straightforward. The carrier instead contests whether your injuries and treatment match the force of the impact, and low visible vehicle damage becomes their central argument.
• Intersection collisions. Right of way disputes dominate these cases. Rideshare vehicles also generate trip data that can establish speed and route, which is often more reliable than either driver’s recollection.
• Hit-and-run crashes. When the striking driver flees, recovery depends on uninsured motorist coverage, which may include the rideshare policy depending on the driver’s status. Notice requirements on those claims are unforgiving.
• Pedestrian injuries. People struck by rideshare vehicles near pickup and drop-off zones absorb the full force of the impact. Insurers respond by arguing the pedestrian entered the roadway outside a crosswalk.
• UberEats delivery crashes. Delivery trips are treated differently from passenger trips in ways that affect which policy applies. We establish what the driver was carrying and for whom before valuing anything.
• Uninsured and underinsured motorist claims. Louisiana drivers frequently carry minimum limits that a serious injury exhausts immediately. Locating and stacking every available layer of coverage becomes the whole case.
• Wrongful death. Fatal rideshare crashes require us to understand the person who died and the family left behind. We ask for the photographs and the family stories before drafting anything.

Why Choose Kiefer & Kiefer as my Uber Accident Lawyer in New Orleans, LA?

Four Decades of Trial Work in Orleans Parish

Nat G. Kiefer, Jr. took his law degree from Tulane University Law School with honors in 1982, was elected to the Order of the Coif, and received the Walter Sutton Award. Chris Bruno spent decades on the bench before returning to practice and is board certified as a Civil Trial Advocate. His memberships include the Louisiana Bar Foundation Education Committee and the Supreme Court of Louisiana Pro Se Litigation Task Force. If you need a personal injury lawyer in New Orleans, LA, we are here to help.

Results in Vehicle and Rideshare Claims

Kiefer & Kiefer has recovered millions of dollars for injured clients. Recent outcomes include:

• $1.1 million for a rideshare driver injured in a crash
• $1 million for an intersection collision requiring back and shoulder surgery
• $750,000 for a cervical fusion following a delivery vehicle crash
• $620,000 for a rear-end collision requiring shoulder surgery

We represent injured people and their families, never drivers, companies, or insurers. Consultations are free, and our fee is owed only if we obtain a recovery for you.

Understanding Uber Accident Cases

Damages, Liability, and Compensation for Uber Accident Cases

Civil Code Article 2315 obligates a person whose fault causes damage to repair it. In a rideshare claim that repair generally reaches:

• Emergency treatment, surgery, therapy, and future care
• Wages lost and earning capacity permanently reduced
• Pain, mental anguish, and loss of enjoyment of life
• Catastrophic harm including spinal cord injuries
• Loss of consortium belonging to a spouse or child
• Vehicle damage, rental costs, and out-of-pocket expenses

The difference from an ordinary car accident claim is the number of policies in play. Insurance coverage in these cases shifts with the driver’s app status, and the carriers dispute that status when the money is significant. A driver logged into the app but waiting for a request sits under different terms than one carrying a passenger, and the records establishing which applied are held by the company rather than by you. Fault is divided among all contributors. Under Article 2323, amended effective January 1, 2026, a claimant assigned 51 percent or more of the fault recovers nothing, and anyone below that threshold has the award reduced by their share. Crashes before that date fall under Louisiana’s former pure comparative fault rule.

What Are Important Aspects of an Uber Accident Case?

The app generates a record that ordinary crashes do not, and that record matters enormously to the outcome. Several things shape the outcome:

• Screenshots of the trip, the driver, and the vehicle, captured right away
• Prompt medical treatment with continuous follow-up care
• The driver’s status at impact, established rather than assumed
• Every policy identified, including your own uninsured motorist coverage
• Documentation tying your diagnosis to the collision
• Witness contact information gathered at the scene

Determining who is liable is rarely a single answer in these claims. That is the principal way rideshare accidents differ from an ordinary two-car collision, and it is why the early investigation carries so much weight. NHTSA distracted driving data attributes 3,208 deaths nationally in 2024 to driver distraction, a risk that navigation and dispatch screens do nothing to reduce. The steps taken after a rideshare crash protect the record before anyone has a chance to shape it.

What Is The Uber Accident Case Timeline?

Coverage disputes on these claims can add months before substantive negotiation even begins. Article 3493.1 allows two years from the date of injury to file suit on causes of action arising on or after July 1, 2024. Earlier claims carried one year.

• Trip records and app data preserved before they age out
• Driver status and applicable coverage established
• Treatment continuing until the medical picture stabilizes
• Demand delivered to each carrier with potential exposure
• Suit filed where coverage is denied or negotiation stalls
• Discovery, depositions, mediation, or trial

Claims involving serious injuries run longest, because future treatment cannot be priced until the treating physicians can say what it will require. Settling before that point almost always leaves money on the table.

What Should You Bring to Your Uber Accident Consultation?

Anything you kept from the trip helps, though we can obtain most of these records ourselves if you no longer have them.

• Trip receipts, screenshots, or the emailed ride confirmation
• Photographs of the vehicles, the scene, and your injuries
• The crash report or the agency and report number
• Medical bills and the names of treating providers
• Correspondence from any adjuster who has contacted you

The review is free. We will explain which policies we believe apply, what suing your Uber driver would and would not accomplish, and what the coming months would look like.

Reach Out to Kiefer & Kiefer to Schedule a Consultation

A rideshare accident attorney in New Orleans, LA can review your claim at no cost. There is no fee unless we recover, and a consultation obligates you to nothing. We will tell you plainly whether the claim is worth pursuing and what obstacles stand in the way of it. Contact us to arrange a case review with an Uber accident lawyer in New Orleans.