Mar. 30, 2026
The Uber initiative isn't consumer protection, it's a liability shield
Uber's proposed "fee cap" initiative disguises limiting injured people's access to legal and medical resources as consumer protection, shifting power to the company and undermining accountability.
Reza Torkzadeh
Founder and CEO
The Torkzadeh Law Firm
18650 MacArthur Blvd. Suite 300
Irvine , CA 92612
Phone: (310) 935-1111
Email: reza@torklaw.com
Thomas Jefferson SOL; San Diego CA
Reza's latest book is "The Lawyer as CEO."
Here is the reality, stripped of the marketing language
and the feel-good framing.
Uber is not trying to protect consumers. It is trying to
limit the one mechanism that actually holds it
accountable: the civil justice system.
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