Illinois Supreme Court sides with widow of Uber rider killed in wrongful death case
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled that the widow of a man killed in an Uber crash is not required to use third-party arbitration. The court allowed the wrongful death lawsuit to proceed in court.
The ride-sharing giant, Uber, has been dealt a legal setback by a unanimous Illinois Supreme Court that sided with the widow of 60-year-old rider killed in a 2022 crash along the Stevenson Expressway.The question at the center of the case was whether a family member of a deceased rider would be forced into third-party arbitration to settle a wrongful death or severe injury claim, rather than hashing the issue out in the courts.In its registration process, Uber requires every user to agree to…
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