SB 371 Rewrote Rideshare UM/UIM Strategy Overnight
California's SB 371 cut the mandatory rideshare UM/UIM floor by 94 percent on January 1. The claimant's own coverage, not the TNC policy, n…
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H.R. 8870 and California SB 371 Reshape Rideshare PI Liability in 2026
The Fong amendment to H.R. 8870, approved by the House T&I Committee on May 22, 2026, would federally preempt state vicarious-liability and…
Stacking UM/UIM After California's SB 371 Cuts TNC Limits
California's SB 371 cut the mandatory rideshare UM/UIM floor from $1 million to $60,000 per person. Recovering full value now depends on bu…
SB 371 Made Your Client's Own UM/UIM the Whole Case
California's SB 371 cut rideshare UM/UIM from $1 million to $60,000 this year. Here is how the claimant's personal policy now carries the t…
Mack and Volvo Wheel Recalls, Uber Derivative Suit, and a $26.1M Iowa Verdict
NHTSA's June 2026 commercial-vehicle recall cycle created two distinct trucking liability vectors: Mack Trucks recalled 644 units in its 20…
EDR and ADAS Discovery in 2026: Preservation, Pull, Proof
NHTSA's May 2026 final rule delays the expanded pre-crash data mandate, but the operational work of preserving, pulling, and authenticating…
ADAS Evidence in Auto Cases After Benavides v. Tesla
Judge Bloom's February 2026 order denying Tesla's post-trial motions left the Benavides discovery template intact. Here is the reproducible…
Wheel-Detachment Recalls, Rideshare Agency Verdicts, and FMCSA Overhaul Hit Auto PI Bar
NHTSA issued 'Do Not Drive' orders for Volvo Trucks (Recall 26V350) and 644 Mack Trucks units (Recall 26V351) on June 8, 2026, for wheel lu…
Six Months of SB 371: Stacking UM/UIM in California Rideshare Cases After the $1M-to-$300K Drop
California Senate Bill 371 took effect January 1, 2026 and reduced Uber and Lyft mandatory UM/UIM coverage from $1 million per incident to…
Adapting Auto Case-Building to New York's Post-Reform Threshold and Fault-First Trial
The FY27 tort reform package signed May 27 eliminates the 90/180 serious-injury category, adds a 50 percent fault bar for Article 51 motor-…
Five Months Under Louisiana's 51% Bar: Case-Building Adjustments for PI Auto Plaintiffs
Louisiana's modified comparative fault under HB 431 took effect January 1, 2026. Five months in, the practical adjustments at plaintiff fir…
Auto Accident Product Liability: Hyundai Recalls, $8.5M Uber Verdict, and Truck ELD Data
Two Hyundai recalls posted May 20 include the roughly 60,500 Palisade SUVs tied to a March 2026 Ohio child fatality, with owner notificatio…