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Except the distinction also applies in tort law, which you apparently missed. I'm not arguing in defense of Uber, but to point out how ridiculous this legal ja

Except the distinction also applies in tort law, which you apparently missed. I'm not arguing in defense of Uber, but to point out how ridiculous this legal jackpot is in the face of established law. Modern society seems to have thrown out any semblance of justice, fairness, and consistency in favor of who's got the best sob story or has the right skin color/ethnic group/income level/ political connections for that particular venue.

Dusseldorf 15d ago
A woman died, and your description of that is "a legal jackpot"?
- LocalH 15d ago
  They must hold Uber stock to be simping this hard for them
  - alex43578 14d ago
    Just highlighting the hypocrisy of our legal system. All victims of traffic accidents in California are equal, but some are more equal than others [when the perpetrator is an independent contractor for Uber, rather than an illegal immigrant driving a commercial truck].
    - linhvn 13d ago
      Then your point is? One should not make Uber pay $40M to the fatal victim's family, or one should make the driver pay $40M to the victim's family (which the driver definitely does not have $40M), or one should award all the traffic fatalities the same amount? In a just world, I may concur with third, but don't let the perfect be the enemy of good.
- alex43578 14d ago
  100 other people died that very day in traffic accidents. I'd wager all 100 of their families got far less than $40,000,000. Meanwhile, if you get hit by an illegal immigrant driving a commercial truck in California, you get nothing, while the criminal is set free back on the road: https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/09/18/ice-lodges-detainer-illegal-alien-who-killed-two-people-while-driving-semi-truck https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/09/18/ice-lodges-detainer-ille...
  - nullify88 13d ago
    How reliable is this information considering the trump administration hates California and other blue states?
gamblor956 13d ago
Except your completely wrong, because if what you said was true then the arbitrator (paid for by Uber) wouldn't have ruled against Uber. Note that even if the driver was an independent contractor and this mattered, Uber would still have had liability for negligence due to their failure to properly vet and/or train the drivers working on their platform.

Dusseldorf 15d ago

A woman died, and your description of that is "a legal jackpot"?

LocalH 15d ago
They must hold Uber stock to be simping this hard for them
- alex43578 14d ago
  Just highlighting the hypocrisy of our legal system. All victims of traffic accidents in California are equal, but some are more equal than others [when the perpetrator is an independent contractor for Uber, rather than an illegal immigrant driving a commercial truck].
  - linhvn 13d ago
    Then your point is? One should not make Uber pay $40M to the fatal victim's family, or one should make the driver pay $40M to the victim's family (which the driver definitely does not have $40M), or one should award all the traffic fatalities the same amount? In a just world, I may concur with third, but don't let the perfect be the enemy of good.
alex43578 14d ago
100 other people died that very day in traffic accidents. I'd wager all 100 of their families got far less than $40,000,000. Meanwhile, if you get hit by an illegal immigrant driving a commercial truck in California, you get nothing, while the criminal is set free back on the road: https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/09/18/ice-lodges-detainer-illegal-alien-who-killed-two-people-while-driving-semi-truck https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/09/18/ice-lodges-detainer-ille...
- nullify88 13d ago
  How reliable is this information considering the trump administration hates California and other blue states?

gamblor956 13d ago

Except your completely wrong, because if what you said was true then the arbitrator (paid for by Uber) wouldn't have ruled against Uber. Note that even if the driver was an independent contractor and this mattered, Uber would still have had liability for negligence due to their failure to properly vet and/or train the drivers working on their platform.