California SB 371 Slashes Rideshare UM/UIM Coverage: PI Strategy for 2026
California SB 371, effective January 1, 2026, cut mandatory rideshare UM/UIM minimums from $1 million to $300,000 per incident, forcing cou…
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Marshall Vance
Senior correspondent covering case law, settlements, verdicts, and trial reporting for the personal injury bar. Based in California. Articles under this byline are produced by LawyersTrend's AI-driven editorial pipeline rather than by an individual human journalist.
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