RGR v. Settle Redux: New Opinion and New Issues

By Cory Bilton In its latest release of opinions, the Supreme Court of Virginia issued a new opinion in the RGR v. Settle case (which I’ll call “Settle II”), reaching the opposite conclusion of the prior decision. Back in June, I wrote that the Court’s first opinion in RGR v. Settle (“Settle I”) reached an untenable position. Settle I held …

Washington DC Adopts New Insurance Requirements for Uber Cars

By Cory Bilton Far-sighted lawyers, law-makers, and citizens have been voicing concern about what happens in the event of an accident with a ridesharing service like Uber and Lyft. In January this year, an UberX driver struck and killed a child in San Francisco. Following the collision, Uber denied liability, claiming that its driver was in-between fares, a time in …