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My Uber driver robbed me, so I took Uber to court and won
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Re: My Uber driver robbed me, so I took Uber to court and won
#212I'm glad this worked out for the OP. However, I think he may have made a couple mistakes that could have been avoided for a smoother process. The big one is not retaining an attorney. No, he doesn't have to for small claims court, but Uber clearly had its legal team looking at this. Now, I understand that lawyers are expensive and carry their own issues - but if he'd won the case with an attorney, he could potentiall…
The guy only got $4K. Retaining a lawyer for just that amount wouldn't be worth it, would it? I have no clue how small claims works and how likely it is to have attorney fees be included if you win like you mentioned. The guy had to fly back to Boston again for the second time around. He'd also likely have spent some money in Boston like getting around. None of that was included in the final amount either. I'm not su…
A lawyer could probably get him the:
-compensation for valuables in the bag
-compensation for software/files/etc
-compensation for time wasted
-compensation for di-stress caused
-compensation for tickets & hotel (if I get this right, the "victim" had to fly in for the court)
The Uber may had to cough-up 6-8-10k, the lawyer would get 2-4k for 2 hours worth of work and all would be happy
Re: My Uber driver robbed me, so I took Uber to court and won
#213Earlier quoted context omitted.
Right, and that isn't what they told the police, the first time. Only after court when it was clear that "it didn't happen" will never hold water, did they go back and amend that record with them. This is literally how you get charged with "obstructing justice" --- you shut up or you tell the truth.
Are you talking about this part? It seems a pretty thin statement on which to rest an allegation of obstruction. "The Uber department responded that they had no record of a trip from the vehicle with that license plate on December 5th, 2016, just after 11 PM, and the driver had not driven with them for 2 years." This still leaves a lot of open questions and is IMO not even a compelling allegation of obstruction of ju…
If Uber did their best to help the investigation then they could look up information not only by license plate, but also look at customer's account, look what rides were taken at that location and time.
Re: My Uber driver robbed me, so I took Uber to court and won
#214Earlier quoted context omitted.
> I was told that I couldn't have any of that info as it was a violation of privacy. I found this bizarre as it was my account info I was seeking. Does seem bizarre. Do other companies provide this information? I can't imagine Amazon or Facebook not telling you. But I've never tried. Facebook and Google have their data take our services (I know neither provide everything especially FB), but maybe that includes the in…
There is a tab in your Amazon account that lists every single thing you've bought from them on that account. I have purchases going back to 1998 in there. Uber is maybe in a little different position because they're in danger of outing a cheating spouse if they give up that info. Maybe a better option would be to let you access all of your trip info, but have an option to hide certain trips? Sort of like private brow…
Then better option would be to delete history.
Re: My Uber driver robbed me, so I took Uber to court and won
#215This reads a lot like The Rosie Project, which is a great read!
Re: My Uber driver robbed me, so I took Uber to court and won
#216What kind of snacks did you eat on the plane?
Re: My Uber driver robbed me, so I took Uber to court and won
#217I tried reading this, when does the guy get to the point? I am not sure what Dota, or his dad, or his hot sauce or his awesome flight has to do with any of this?
Ok, go about 2 pages down, and you can skip the incredibly detailed discussion of his exiting the car.
This seems more like the driver thought he had all his bags, the door was closed, a simple mistake. But no, the driver was a master thief, spying him using stuff in his bag and racing off (at an incredibly slow pace according to the video).
Good on the guy for following up with this, and it is an interesting story.
> They were a company that shows blatant disrespect to authority, operating illegally in cities and using technology to intentionally avoid law enforcement.
This is true, and well known. And if you knowingly use Uber, you understand this.
Re: My Uber driver robbed me, so I took Uber to court and won
#218Earlier quoted context omitted.
Certainly in California you must represent yourself. But you can consult an attorney. They will point out the counter-arguments that you need to be prepared for, which is a very valuable service.
Any idea of the ball park costs for such consultation? I'm looking at taking two parties to small claims court, over ~$1,000 USD, and wonder if it's worth the fees to seek legal guidance.
Nope, not worth it. Cheap lawyers are ~$250/hour.
Re: My Uber driver robbed me, so I took Uber to court and won
#219Can I say that I had the inverse experience where an Uber driver drove off with something that I left in the trunk of the car.
He went to considerable effort over multiple calls over a few days of coordinating and attempts for me to get it back, until eventually I got it back intact.
It was a first class customer service experience.
Re: My Uber driver robbed me, so I took Uber to court and won
#220Earlier quoted context omitted.
The use of "literally" is only necessary in contexts where it is in question whether the meaning is literal or not. So it's hardly sufficient to say that we can infer from context whether the speaker's meaning is "clearly figurative", since that is exactly the ambiguity that the word "literally" is used to resolve.
> The use of "literally" is only necessary in contexts where it is in question whether the meaning is literal or not. The use of literally with its meaning of “not figurative” is only necessary in those contexts where it is unclear without the additional term whether a use is figurative or literal. The use of it with its meaning as an intensifier of a figurative statement is only necessary (or appropriate) when it is…
This analysis doesn't give the speaker any room to challenge the listener's expectations about what is possible. If the listener thinks a thing is impossible (particularly in a way that sounds potentially hyperbolic or humorous), the speaker can no longer use the word "literally" to clarify their meaning.
Worse, as usage of the second meaning grows, it encroaches on one's ability to use the first meaning unambiguously. If the second usage becomes more and more commonplace, with the bar constantly lowering on how unbelievable something needs to be for this usage, it affects everyone who wants to use the word functionally.
> The use of it with its meaning as an intensifier of a figurative statement is only necessary (or appropriate)
That's awfully prescriptivist of you. Go with the flow, man! I'm literally done replying on this thread.