Uber Alleges Inflated Injury Bills in Los Angeles Insurance Fraud Lawsuit
In the federal case, filed Monday in the central district of California, Uber accused the defendants of directing passengers to 'pre-selected medical providers' who submitted inflated bills to treat negligible or non-existent injuries from minor collisions between 2019 and 2024. Uber said the personal injury lawyers named in the case took advantage of a state-mandated $1 million rideshare insurance policy limit by fraudulently inducing 'significantly larger settlement payments.' In one case, it said, the medical bill was 10 times more than the norm.
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