Uber’s California Attorney Fee Cap Initiative Threatens Accident Victims
On October 3, 2025, Uber filed an attorney fee cap initiative (deceptively entitled “Protecting Automobile Accident Victims from Attorney Self-Dealing Act“) which – if passed – would drastically and dangerously limit access to justice for consumers involved in motor vehicle collisions across the State of California. If Uber obtains enough signatures on the initiative, it will go to a vote on the November 2026 California ballot. The measure aims to amend the California Constitution and poses a direct attack on consumer rights. As written, this initiative:
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- Cap attorney fees and medical expenses at a combined 25%. This means injured Californians could struggle to find qualified lawyers to represent them.
- Eliminate the collateral source rule and undermine long-standing legal precedent for recovering full medical costs.
- Criminalize attorney-referred medical care, further restricting access to necessary treatment for those harmed by negligent drivers.
- Applies broadly to all motor vehicle cases, including trucking cases, auto product liability cases, and dangerous roadway cases.
While Uber profits, their initiative will make it virtually impossible for motor vehicle accident victims to get the representation they deserve. Initiative will leave MANY consumers without representation.
At its core, this initiative is a corporate power grab. It’s written to sound like it puts more money in consumers’ pockets, but in reality, it tilts the scales of justice in favor of insurance companies and corporate giants. Victims of motor vehicle collisions—especially those injured while using rideshare platforms, would be left to go up against deep-pocketed corporations without the benefit of legal representation.
Without attorneys to advocate for them, injured Californians will face an unfair fight against billion-dollar companies protected by teams of corporate lawyers. This proposal threatens to strip victims of their rights and make it nearly impossible to hold negligent parties accountable.
The Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC) are mobilizing with stakeholders statewide to fight this deceptive and destructive initiative. Strategies are already underway to block Uber’s proposal or counter it with a competing initiative on the ballot.
But defeating an initiative backed by powerful corporate interests requires grassroots action and financial support.
If you value justice, fairness, and accountability, please consider joining this critical fight. Together, we can protect the rights of injured Californians and preserve access to our courts.
👉 Donate to Consumer Attorneys of California Fund to Oppose the Uber Initiative
👉 If you are a vendor or medical professional please donate to the Doctor PAC
If you think this doesn’t affect you outside of California, if successful, Uber is coming to your state and so are the California attorneys forced to relocate their businesses.
