New Jersey couple blocked from suing after car accident

Let’s dig into the details of this lawsuit, roommates! A court recently blocked a New Jersey couple from filing a public lawsuit Uber. The verdict came more than two years after a car accident in which he was seriously injured while riding Georgia And John McGinty. It turned out their daughter’s previous food orders were on Uber food had an impact.

According to EVERYBODYThe app’s terms of use agreement includes a provision about filing a lawsuit against the ride-sharing company.

Detailed information about the accident while riding in an Uber car

On March 31, 2022, an Uber driver ran a red light and crashed into another car while Georgia and John were in the vehicle. As a result, the Uber car they were driving suffered “severe damage”, while the couple was seriously injured, according to PEOPLE.

“Plaintiffs have suffered severe physical, psychological and financial damages,” court documents said. “Georgia suffered fractures of the cervical and lumbar spine, broken ribs, protruding hernia, injuries to the abdominal wall, pelvic floor and other physical injuries. She has undergone multiple surgeries and other invasive procedures.”

Additionally, Georgia was not able to return to work as a matrimonial lawyer until more than a year later, on April 1, 2023. Her husband’s injuries were also said to be serious, as the 58-year-old man suffered a broken sternum , left wrist and left arm. “He underwent open surgery and internal fixation with bone grafting to address the fracture in his arm and had reduced use and sensation in his left wrist,” document status.

The court rejected the New Jersey couple’s attempt to sue

Uber’s terms of agreement prevent its users from publicly strangling them. Any dispute with Uber must be handled privately between the plaintiff, the company and its subsidiary, Raiser, LLC. So, despite the couple’s injuries, Uber called them to court to sue after agreeing not to do so.

According to PEOPLE, the couple argued that before the accident, their teenage daughter may have accepted the terms of service through the Uber Eats app. The Uber account was created in 2015, and someone agreed to their terms of service three times between that year and January 2021.

Meanwhile, the car sharing company did not buy it. Court documents state that Uber doubled the accepted terms.

“Before requesting the Uber platform, such as Uber Rides or Uber Eats, users must agree to Uber’s Terms of Use. Throughout Georgia’s relationship with Uber, she agreed to Uber’s Terms of Use, including the Arbitration Agreement. The Terms of Use were revised on January 18, 2021 and again on December 16, 2021.”

Furthermore, the representative asserted that the couple could not prove whether their daughter completed the food order alone on the app or with help from Georgia, according to CNN. Ultimately, the court ruled that the lawsuit must be resolved privately instead of having a jury trial.

What’s next?

Like Uber representatives, John and Georgia also spoke to CNN after the court order, saying they were “surprised and heartbroken.”

“We are appalled by what the court’s decision suggests: A corporation as large as Uber can avoid being sued by aggrieved consumers because of contractual language buried in an agreement. dozens of pages long users related to services unrelated to the service that caused the problem. consumer hurt,” McGintys shared.

John and Georgia told CNN they will “likely” petition the New Jersey Supreme Court to overturn the ruling. “No one reads those agreements and Uber knows it,” said their attorney Evan Lide. New York Times.

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