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Torts/Personal Injury

Sep. 30, 2026

The shrinking safety net for rideshare accidents

Senate Bill 371's sharp reduction in rideshare uninsured motorist coverage makes early discovery and identifying additional sources of recovery increasingly important for attorneys handling serious injury claims.

Julie J. Villalobos

Founder
OakTree Law

3355 Cerritos Ave
Los Alamitos , CA 90720-2105

Phone: (562) 741-3938

Email: julie@oaktreelaw.com

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The shrinking safety net for rideshare accidents
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For more than a decade, California personal injury attorneys have built rideshare accident cases around a familiar number: $1 million in uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage, available whenever a passenger was struck by a driver who carried too little insurance or none at all. Senate Bill 371, effective Jan. 1, 2026, cut that figure to $60,000 per person ...

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