Uber Technologies Inc.‘s last minute deal with the Consumer Attorneys of California is an unexpected compromise in a long-brewing fight between the ride-share company and the plaintiff’s bar bringing Uber-involved car accident and sexual assault cases.
The agreement signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) Thursday will avoid potentially existential risks for both parties as they faced competing California ballot initiatives calling for a sweeping expansion of liability for Uber or the decimation of the legal fee model for personal injury lawyers.
The deal will cap medical damages in car crash cases that involve liens on treatment for …