Newsom blesses Uber ballot measure truce — but fight over car crash lawsuits continues
Key takeaways
- The deal, the fruit of months of negotiations, takes aim at the lucrative way doctors can charge for procedures on patients referred to them by personal injury lawyers.
- Uber contends this arrangement has created an incentive for doctors and attorneys to collude to dramatically inflate medical bills.
- The law, SB 623, caps how much these doctors can charge when their patient is involved in a lawsuit against a ride-share company, which are frequent targets of litigation due to their top-of-the-line insurance policies.
A passenger waits for an Uber ride at Los Angeles International Airport on March 19. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times) By Rebecca Ellis Staff Writer Follow June 25, 2026 5:31 PM PT 5 min Click here to listen to this article Share via Close extra sharing options Email Facebook X Linked In Threads Reddit Whats App Copy Link URL Copied! Print 0:00 0:00 1x This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law Thursday to crack down on inflated profits stemming from car crash lawsuits, blessing a hard-fought compromise between Uber and the state’s trial attorneys that averts a November showdown between two of California’s most powerful and moneyed lobbying forces.