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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"TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, LYFT SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA, PERSONAL INJURY, OR PROPERTY DAMAGE RELATED TO, IN CONNECTION WITH, OR OTHERWISE RESULTING FROM ANY USE OF THE LYFT PLATFORM, REGARDLESS OF THE NEGLIGENCE (EITHER ACTIVE, AFFIRMATIVE, SOLE, OR CONCURRENT) OF LYFT, EVEN IF LYFT HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.— Excerpt from Lyft's Lyft Terms of Service
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Limitation of liability clauses excluding personal injury damages may be unenforceable under applicable state law in many U.S. jurisdictions, as courts generally do not permit contractual exclusion of liability for physical harm caused by negligence to consumers. The clause engages general state tort law, consumer protection statutes, and potentially transportation safety regulations administered by state public utilities commissions. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The limitation is standard in platform economy terms and is qualified by 'to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law,' which acknowledges that courts will apply jurisdiction-specific limits. However, the clause's attempt to exclude liability for personal injury and property damage in a transportation context is notable and may face challenge in litigation. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: California, New York, and most other states have public policy rules preventing contractual exclusion of liability for personal injury caused by negligence. The EU's consumer protection framework generally does not permit exclusion of liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence. The clause may also interact with insurance requirements imposed on transportation network companies by state public utilities commissions. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Enterprise clients should not rely on this limitation as defining the full scope of Lyft's liability exposure in B2B contexts; separate indemnification and liability provisions in enterprise agreements may govern. The exclusion of consequential and indirect damages is common in commercial contracts and is more likely to be enforced in B2B contexts than in consumer settings. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal teams evaluating claims against Lyft should assess whether the personal injury or property damage exclusion is enforceable under the law of the jurisdiction where the harm occurred. The 'to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law' qualifier creates a variable floor that requires jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction analysis.
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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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