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Panel hears bill limiting TNC vicarious liability; members press sponsors on assault cases
Summary
Sponsors told the House Transportation Committee HB604 would align rideshare platforms with independent-contractor law and limit vicarious liability for their digital networks; Ranking Member Grimm pressed sponsors about whether the bill could hinder civil suits in sexual-assault cases, citing an Arizona verdict.
Sponsors of House Bill 604 told the House Transportation Committee on March 10 the bill would clarify legal obligations for transportation network companies (TNCs) and generally exempt a TNC’s digital network from product-liability and vicarious-liability claims tied to drivers classified as independent contractors.
"House bill 604 exempts a TNC's digital network and platform to facilitate delivery services from the product's liability law," a sponsor told the committee, saying the bill preserves existing product-liability…
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