Across the country, billboard attorneys are abusing our broken legal system in order to profit. They file frivolous lawsuits which means higher prices  for everyday Americans. At a time of rising costs, lawsuit abuse acts as a hidden tax that makes household expenses even more expensive. 

Now, employers are taking action to highlight a system that doesn’t ensure the victim gets just while the lawyer gets profit. Companies like Uber which is going on the “legal offensive” in Florida to fight back against predatory actors,” according to Bloomberg. In a newly filed lawsuit today in the Southern District of Florida, Uber filed a RICO case (Case NO. 25-cv-22635-CMA), alleging that doctors, lawyers, recruited drivers, and other accomplices staged car crashes, exaggerated vehicle damage, fabricated medical records, and filed sham personal injury lawsuits to collect payouts:

Uber Technologies Inc. sued a group of lawyers, medical providers and rideshare drivers it claims staged car accidents, manufactured damages and received unnecessary medical procedures to take advantage of insurance policies in Florida… Uber accused the group of conspiring to “generate an excuse to deliver unnecessary medical care, submit false insurance claims for recovery and file frivolous lawsuits to sue for non-existent damages” between 2023 and 2024. 

According to Uber, they are pursing this fight to protect consumers since “consumers ultimately are paying for fraudulent activity”:

“Consumers ultimately are paying for fraudulent activity, and so we have an obligation to protect them,” said Adam Blinick, who oversees the firm’s public policy and communications in the US and Canada. “If we see something inappropriate on the platform then we will take appropriate steps to stop it, including pursuing civil RICO suits,” he added in an interview, referring to the US Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.

This is the second RICO lawsuit Uber has filed this year, spotlighting the widespread nature of this problem. In addition to Florida and New York, witnesses before the Texas House of Representatives, testified to the “collusion” between billboard attorneys and medical providers, who work together to inflate costs at the expense of victims. 

Last month, PACT released a 5-minute explainer film breaking down the various ways bad actors have abused our personal injury system to profit at others’ expense. Across this country, concerned citizens are speaking out against this predatory system, as PACT has extensively documented. 

The widespread nature of this problem is evident in polls across the country which show a majority of Americans want their elected representatives to act on lawsuit abuse reform. As Uber’s action shows, they are committed to holding these fraudsters accountable and fighting to lower costs for consumers.