Geller v. Uber Explained: How the Illinois Supreme Court Defeated Forced Arbitration

Can Uber use fine print terms in your app to stop your family from suing after a fatal crash? In this episode of This Week in Rideshare, we break down the landmark Illinois Supreme Court ruling in Geller v. Uber Technologies, Inc. (Sept 2026). When Mark Geller was tragically killed in an Uber accident on the way to Chicago Midway Airport, his widow filed a wrongful death lawsuit. In response, Uber argued she couldn't take them to court because she had agreed to an arbitration clause on her own personal Uber account. We break down how the Illinois Supreme Court pushed...