Lyft limits its financial responsibility to you by excluding almost all categories of significant damages — including personal injury, property damage, and lost data — even if Lyft was negligent.
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This clause attempts to cap Lyft's liability for serious harms, though the phrase 'to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law' means courts may limit how far this exclusion actually reaches, particularly for personal injury claims.
Interpretive note: Enforceability of the personal injury and property damage exclusion varies materially by jurisdiction; many states do not permit contractual exclusion of liability for negligently caused physical harm to consumers.
If you are harmed while using Lyft's platform (for example, if you lose data or suffer property damage connected to the service), this clause attempts to prevent you from recovering significant damages from Lyft through legal action, though applicable law may limit the enforceability of this exclusion for personal injury or consumer protection claims.
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(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Limitation of liability clauses excluding personal injury damages may be unenforceable under applicable state law in many U.S.
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This clause attempts to cap Lyft's liability for serious harms, though the phrase 'to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law' means courts may limit how far this exclusion actually reaches, particularly for personal injury claims.
If you are harmed while using Lyft's platform (for example, if you lose data or suffer property damage connected to the service), this clause attempts to prevent you from recovering significant damages from Lyft through legal action, though applicable law may limit the enforceability of this exclusion for personal injury or consumer protection claims.
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