Compromise on peer‑to‑peer car‑sharing limits vicarious liability while preserving consumer protections
AB 23 61 would set limits on vicarious liability for peer‑to‑peer vehicle sharing platforms while maintaining consumer protections and preserving recoveries from at‑fault owners; stakeholders including Turo and consumer‑attorney groups endorsed the compromise.
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Assemblymember Pacheco presented AB 23 61 to clarify and limit the vicarious liability of peer‑to‑peer vehicle sharing platforms (PVSPs) while preserving consumers’ ability to recover damages from at‑fault vehicle owners. The bill establishes per‑incident liability caps for PVSPs acting on behalf of an at‑fault owner and clarifies that total damages recoverable from the at‑fault party are not reduced.
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