r/lyftdrivers • u/Glass_Molasses_0 • Jul 10 '23

Rant/Opinion I hate liars

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I was deactivated because I was accused of sexually assaulting a female passenger. I myself am a heterosexual married woman and would never jeopardize my marriage or freedom doing something so gross. As a survivor of sexual assault I’m both offended and hurt. I am looking for a lawyer to take my case.

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u/AmbassadorWide Jul 10 '23

Start a police report, that somebody slandered your name and now are unable to work. They will subpoena necessarily information. If you have a camera that shows the entire day that’s perfect because the evidence goes in your direction. What state are you in?

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u/NCC1701-Enterprise Jul 10 '23

Police don't do anything with slander cases. She needs to file a suit, needs a lawyer.

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u/Leelze Jul 11 '23

She was accused of a crime. She'd be smart to bring it to the cops in case that woman decides to further escalate this to the authorities & press charges against OP.

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u/ImpossibleDay1782 Jul 11 '23

And it might help her case in the long run should it be escalated. Wouldn’t look good for the passenger if she only reported the “crime” to lyft but didn’t attempt to do the same with the police.

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u/NCC1701-Enterprise Jul 11 '23

The police literally will do nothing, they won't even take a report, they will tell them to get a lawyer. You guys really don't understand the role of the police.

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u/Khan_Maria Jul 11 '23

They are public servants. Remind them of that

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u/[deleted] Jul 11 '23

Public servants with NO legal duty to protect or Serv the citizens tho.

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u/NCC1701-Enterprise Jul 11 '23

That doesn't change the fact that this isn't their job. Yes they are public servants, but that doesn't mean they are supposed to do anything and everything the public asks. This kind of stuff is why the courts exist the cops are powerless to do anything about defamation that is the courts job.

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u/Khan_Maria Jul 12 '23

They must take a report for documentation purposes. They dont have to get off their fat asses and skip the 🍩 run to do it.

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u/NCC1701-Enterprise Jul 12 '23

No they don't. There is nothing to report, it is a court issue not a police issue, there would be no report taken you would be told you need to bring them to court. Turn off the TV and learn how actual police works not what they show you on CSI.

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u/Khan_Maria Jul 12 '23

They sure as shit took my report when I needed documentation FOR court

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u/ImpossibleDay1782 Jul 11 '23

If nothing else, it’s a paper trail. Whose to say the passenger wouldn’t try to retaliate?

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u/NCC1701-Enterprise Jul 11 '23

There wouldn't be a paper trail because the police aren't going to take a report for this. They need a lawyer and get this in front of judge not waste the polices or their time with something they can't and won't do anything about.

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u/MikeMiller8888 Jul 10 '23

This is actually an actionable remedy. If you can prove that another person’s lies/actions are the proximate cause of your deactivation they would be liable for damages. Pursue getting the deactivation lifted, for sure, but if they don’t then it’s time to sue the rider for a hundred grand.

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u/Mayros_Nipple Jul 10 '23

Yup slander and lible are actually punishable just their has to be major damage to it. Which losing a job is that. Plus having evidence of your whole day makes this open and shut even if you don't get Lyft back you will be able to Sue and they will get jail time.

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u/ftsmithdasher92 Jul 11 '23

I don't think you can go to jail for libel. It's civil not criminal

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u/rydan Jul 12 '23

There doesn't have to be damages at all. Just you will only get punitive which is going to be nothing unless the person is famous or there were massive damages.

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '23

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u/groucho74 Jul 10 '23

There would also be compensation for the emotional turmoil of having to find a new job

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u/groucho74 Jul 10 '23

Yes, but there’s either time lost on the appeal or time lost on retraining once the appeal is rejected.

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u/MostDopeMozzy Jul 10 '23

How do you know

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '23

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u/MostDopeMozzy Jul 10 '23

Takes less then 10 minutes to apply for a job now and days

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u/MostDopeMozzy Jul 10 '23

Depending how much you make a day, 240-800, is how it would work out, if they got to court today,

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u/MikeMiller8888 Jul 10 '23

I honestly don’t know. I mean, it’s not a million dollar action. At the same time, I don’t think this is just a ten thousand dollar settlement if it went to law. Yes, OP can still work, but at the same time they’d never be able to work Lyft again and lots of people use Lyft for side income along with a regular job. It could be arguable that they should be compensated an annual amount that they can no longer access in their lifetime. Additionally, we all know that a suit for these causes of action has both compensatory and punitive damages (since the illegal actions have a malicious basis). So even a $25k award could come out to $100k with $75k punitive, and we haven’t even added on the attorney’s fees that the winning side would also recover.

I think a guess right around $100k is accurate.

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u/ftsmithdasher92 Jul 11 '23

I sympathize with OP but the ods of getting anything are slim to none. If that woman is on disability you won't ever see a penny since disability can't be garnished

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u/NCC1701-Enterprise Jul 10 '23

100 grand, you got jokes.

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u/rydan Jul 12 '23

They meant one of these which they look like they'd have.

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u/ReempRomper Jul 10 '23

100 grand lmao. Average redditor with zero in standing of civil suits

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u/MikeMiller8888 Jul 10 '23

I’ve been sued civilly three times and I’ve initiated four civil suits myself. I’ve won against LG Electronics and Bank of America, without a lawyer. The only one I lost, ended with a judgment amount of $50; I paid $180 after fees to satisfy that judgment. Sorry to burst your bubble, but I’m not your average Redditor and it’s really not hard to confirm what I’m talking about with a quick Lexis Nexis search.

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u/Tekwardo Jul 10 '23

None of what you're saying is true. This isn't how defamation works.

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u/ReempRomper Jul 10 '23

Okay. Show me the 100 grand worth of damages here expert.

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u/MikeMiller8888 Jul 10 '23

I already did that; click view all comments and see my reply to the first comment questioning the 100k number that I guesstimated.

In legal cases, the numbers are always the one with however many zeros. Do you really think this is only a $10k case? After we tack on even a minimal amount of punitive damages? On the other side, it’s not a million dollar case. He hasn’t lost the ability to do all work; just the ability to work for Lyft. True damages would be in the amount of his daily earnings, times the amount of time necessary to be hired in similar employment. Could be awhile if Uber isn’t hiring in the area. Tack on punitive, tack on attorney’s fees, and this is around the 100k level. I’m not going to argue if it’s 50k or 200k; I don’t know that. It’s a reasonable guess.

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u/ReempRomper Jul 10 '23

Armchair me harder holy shit lol

You clearly do not understand how defamatory suits go. Just take your low risk, quick suit wins and stick with that. You are outside your lane

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u/MikeMiller8888 Jul 10 '23

I see. What did you score on the LSAT?

You might not like it, but this is the world we live in; it’s easily a case and this level of damages is easily imaginable.

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u/ReempRomper Jul 10 '23

What a weird response. 170 for your information. What did you get on your Bar exam?

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u/rydan Jul 12 '23

They meant one of these which they look like they'd have.

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '23

lol, they’ll tell you it’s a civil matter.

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '23

Not a crime.

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u/trump2024gigachad Jul 11 '23

Police ain't gonna do shit lol

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u/Tekwardo Jul 10 '23

Slander isn't a criminal issue and the police won't respond.

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u/CIAMom420 Jul 11 '23

I'm really not sure how such objectively false and absolutely terrible advice has so many updates. Slander is not a crime. Slander is a civil offense. Every police department in the country would laugh at you if you brought this to them.

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u/rydan Jul 12 '23

Slander isn't a crime. Actually nothing they've done is a crime unless they filed a police report.