Rideshare Arbitration Clauses: Navigating Passenger Rights and Compensation in Personal Injury Cases
Challenging Mandatory Arbitration, Contending With Insurers, Navigating Impact of Driver as Classification
A live 90-minute CLE video webinar with interactive Q&A
This CLE webinar will discuss the impact on passenger rights in personal injury cases of arbitration clauses and class waivers in rideshare agreements. The panel will review how courts treat and interpret these agreements, the challenges they pose for those injured in accidents or by intentional acts, and the hidden risks associated with recovering from insurers when claims must be arbitrated. The panel will also explore the legal arguments available to passengers seeking to challenge arbitration clauses and practical tips for maximizing recovery in arbitration.
Outline
I. Terms of arbitration clauses
II. Opt-out provisions
III. Arbitration clauses in related platforms
IV. Impact of arbitration clauses on personal injury claims
V. Challenging arbitrability
VI. Maximizing recovery in arbitration
Benefits
The panel will review these and other important issues:
- What is the impact of choice of law provisions on challenges to enforceability of arbitration clauses?
- Who decides arbitrability?
- Do arbitrators award lower compensation than juries?
Faculty

Jeanine D. Clark
Partner
Margolis Edelstein
Ms. Clark focuses her practice in civil litigation defense and insurance litigation. She is experienced in handling a... | Read More
Ms. Clark focuses her practice in civil litigation defense and insurance litigation. She is experienced in handling a variety of matters ranging from construction defect to bodily injury. She has experience handling catastrophic injury matters including commercial auto and multi-party litigation. Ms. Clark has lectured extensively on insurance related topics. She has also spoken at client and other presentations in the areas of construction litigation, asbestos, toxic torts and commercial auto litigation.
CloseEarly Discount (through 05/16/25)