▲ 193 ▼ Uber is spending millions of dollars pushing a California ballot initiative that would make it harder for cyclists and pedestrians to sue after a car crash (www.levernews.com) submitted 5 months ago* by Valuy@lemmy.zip to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world 13 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] limonfiesta@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago (1 child) And why do you think Uber is funding it? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] november@piefed.blahaj.zone -3 points 5 months ago (1 child) I just said it's sus, but what is actually objectionable in the bill? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] limonfiesta@lemmy.world 13 points 5 months ago* (1 child) Why do you think they combined the lawyer and hospital/healthcare share? This is designed specifically to almost sound reasonable on the surface, but is really intended to strongly discourage lawyers from suing them. They are trying to legally eliminate the incentive structure (compensation) for the class of people (lawyers) necessary to hold them financially accountable. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] november@piefed.blahaj.zone -3 points 5 months ago (2 children) Right, so it's okay when lawyers take the lion's share of a settlement. Not like the whole point of a settlement is to reimburse the wronged party. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] limonfiesta@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago* jfc you really have no idea how any of this works, but even that isn't enough to prevent you from being supremely confident. Congratulations, you are the target demographic for this Uber expenditure. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Pika@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago* (1 child) I mean, when the alternative is self representing, I think the lion share is the better choice. In a perfect world you would be able to have one without the other but, the lawyer industry at least in the states is super predatory, the more you remove from what the lawyers get out of it, the less likely you will get a lawyer, or the higher costs you have to pay for them to take it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] november@piefed.blahaj.zone -1 points 5 months ago The fuckcars community is the last place I expected to see "you can't regulate this industry because it's too predatory", but okay. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] november@piefed.blahaj.zone -3 points 5 months ago (1 child) I just said it's sus, but what is actually objectionable in the bill? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] limonfiesta@lemmy.world 13 points 5 months ago* (1 child) Why do you think they combined the lawyer and hospital/healthcare share? This is designed specifically to almost sound reasonable on the surface, but is really intended to strongly discourage lawyers from suing them. They are trying to legally eliminate the incentive structure (compensation) for the class of people (lawyers) necessary to hold them financially accountable. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] november@piefed.blahaj.zone -3 points 5 months ago (2 children) Right, so it's okay when lawyers take the lion's share of a settlement. Not like the whole point of a settlement is to reimburse the wronged party. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] limonfiesta@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago* jfc you really have no idea how any of this works, but even that isn't enough to prevent you from being supremely confident. Congratulations, you are the target demographic for this Uber expenditure. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Pika@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago* (1 child) I mean, when the alternative is self representing, I think the lion share is the better choice. In a perfect world you would be able to have one without the other but, the lawyer industry at least in the states is super predatory, the more you remove from what the lawyers get out of it, the less likely you will get a lawyer, or the higher costs you have to pay for them to take it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] november@piefed.blahaj.zone -1 points 5 months ago The fuckcars community is the last place I expected to see "you can't regulate this industry because it's too predatory", but okay. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] limonfiesta@lemmy.world 13 points 5 months ago* (1 child) Why do you think they combined the lawyer and hospital/healthcare share? This is designed specifically to almost sound reasonable on the surface, but is really intended to strongly discourage lawyers from suing them. They are trying to legally eliminate the incentive structure (compensation) for the class of people (lawyers) necessary to hold them financially accountable. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] november@piefed.blahaj.zone -3 points 5 months ago (2 children) Right, so it's okay when lawyers take the lion's share of a settlement. Not like the whole point of a settlement is to reimburse the wronged party. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] limonfiesta@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago* jfc you really have no idea how any of this works, but even that isn't enough to prevent you from being supremely confident. Congratulations, you are the target demographic for this Uber expenditure. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Pika@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago* (1 child) I mean, when the alternative is self representing, I think the lion share is the better choice. In a perfect world you would be able to have one without the other but, the lawyer industry at least in the states is super predatory, the more you remove from what the lawyers get out of it, the less likely you will get a lawyer, or the higher costs you have to pay for them to take it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] november@piefed.blahaj.zone -1 points 5 months ago The fuckcars community is the last place I expected to see "you can't regulate this industry because it's too predatory", but okay. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] november@piefed.blahaj.zone -3 points 5 months ago (2 children) Right, so it's okay when lawyers take the lion's share of a settlement. Not like the whole point of a settlement is to reimburse the wronged party. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] limonfiesta@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago* jfc you really have no idea how any of this works, but even that isn't enough to prevent you from being supremely confident. Congratulations, you are the target demographic for this Uber expenditure. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Pika@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago* (1 child) I mean, when the alternative is self representing, I think the lion share is the better choice. In a perfect world you would be able to have one without the other but, the lawyer industry at least in the states is super predatory, the more you remove from what the lawyers get out of it, the less likely you will get a lawyer, or the higher costs you have to pay for them to take it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] november@piefed.blahaj.zone -1 points 5 months ago The fuckcars community is the last place I expected to see "you can't regulate this industry because it's too predatory", but okay. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] limonfiesta@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago* jfc you really have no idea how any of this works, but even that isn't enough to prevent you from being supremely confident. Congratulations, you are the target demographic for this Uber expenditure. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Pika@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago* (1 child) I mean, when the alternative is self representing, I think the lion share is the better choice. In a perfect world you would be able to have one without the other but, the lawyer industry at least in the states is super predatory, the more you remove from what the lawyers get out of it, the less likely you will get a lawyer, or the higher costs you have to pay for them to take it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] november@piefed.blahaj.zone -1 points 5 months ago The fuckcars community is the last place I expected to see "you can't regulate this industry because it's too predatory", but okay. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] november@piefed.blahaj.zone -1 points 5 months ago The fuckcars community is the last place I expected to see "you can't regulate this industry because it's too predatory", but okay. permalink fedilink source parent