Kim v. Uber Techs., Inc., 105 Cal. App. 5th 252 (2024)
This lawsuit arose out of a traffic accident that occurred at 2:28 a.m. when an off-duty Uber driver hit Mackenzie Young Jay Kim, the pedestrian plaintiff in the case. The undisputed facts established that the driver went to “offline status” at 2:24 a.m. at a location in West Los Angeles that was approximately a mile from the scene of the accident. The trial court granted summary judgment to Uber on the ground that there was no evidence that the driver was still driving for Uber at the time of the accident. The Court of Appeal affirmed summary judgment in favor of Uber.