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The Crash Payout Bill
Uber's $32M move to shrink your crash payout
Bad for everyday people ·
Uber is bankrolling a ballot measure that caps injury-lawyer fees and limits medical damages, in every crash, not just ones with an Uber.
Our take
What we think, in plain words.
When a company spends tens of millions to make it harder for injured people to be made whole, and reaches past its own cars to do it to everyone, that's not consumer protection. That's buying a discount on accountability.
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The facts
What the bill actually says, no spin.
- Initiative #25-0022 caps personal-injury contingency fees at 25% and limits certain medical recovery, applying to all vehicle crashes.
- Aiming for the November 3, 2026 ballot.
- In 2025 the legislature already cut required rideshare uninsured/underinsured coverage from $1M to $60,000 per person.
Follow the money
Who's spending to push it through vs. fight it.
For scale: Uber + Postmates put $70M+ into the $205M Prop 22 fight (2020).
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