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More than 40 Lime scooter rental customers have filed a class action lawsuit alleging they sustained serious injuries while riding the company’s defective scooters.
The plaintiffs say the Lime scooter rental company doesn’t properly maintain its scooters and allows defective scooters to remain in service.
The alleged defective or poorly maintained parts include the brakes, throttle, wheels and handlebars. In addition, the riders allege injuries caused by geofencing.
Segway, the manufacturer of Lime scooters, has also been named as a defendant.
Lead plaintiff Danny Aguilar of New York says he rented a Lime electric scooter in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Dec. 7, 2018.
While riding the scooter, Aguilar hit a pothole when he was forced to avoid an oncoming vehicle, the Lime scooter class action lawsuit claims.
As a result, Aguilar says he broke his left wrist and had to have surgery with hardware.
According to the Lime scooter rental class action lawsuit, the scooters’ throttles are also defective.
Plaintiff Haninah Abdullah of California says while riding a rented Lime scooter Nov. 3, 2018, the throttle unexpectedly stuck, “launching” her to the ground.
Abdullah says she broke her left arm in the fall and cut her eyebrow, which required six stitches.
The Lime scooter rental company is also being accused of not maintaining the wheels on its scooters.
The complaint says plaintiff Joshua Wolf of California was riding his rented Lime Scooter in July 2018 when the wheel stuck as he drove up a driveway curb from a bike lane.
As a result, Wolf claims he sustained several major fractures in his left arm.
The plaintiffs in the Lime scooter rental class action lawsuit also claim the scooters can suddenly stop and cause injuries due to geofencing.
Plaintiff Osvaldo Tijerin of Los Angeles says he rented a Lime scooter in April 2019, and as he was riding, one of the wheels “slipped, locked and turned,” throwing Tijerin from the scooter.
Tijerin claims he broke his left ankle in the incident, requiring two surgeries: one to insert hardware and one to remove it.
Plaintiff Bianca McMahan says she believes she and her husband’s scooters slowed down unexpectedly upon entering a geofencing zone.
According to the complaint, the scooters then suddenly sped up, causing her husband to run into her.
She claims she was thrown to the ground and suffered two broken ankle bones, which required surgery.
In addition, the plaintiffs believe the Lime scooter handlebars to be defective.
One plaintiff, Justin Steel, says the handlebars on his Lime rental scooter detached as he was riding, causing him to break three bones in his ankle. He claims his injuries also required surgery with hardware.
The other plaintiffs reported similar experiences and injuries sustained while using their Lime rental scooters.
According to the Lime scooter rental class action lawsuit, the company employs “juicers” who pick up the scooters and charge them at their homes, then return them to the public.
The plaintiffs claim these “juicers” aren’t paid if they report a defective scooter to Lime and don’t put it back in rotation.
The “juicers” are not paid to maintain the scooters, according to the Lime class action lawsuit.
“Upon information and belief, the Lime scooters are defective, as manufactured and designed, or not properly maintained, leading to dangerous nuisance,” the complaint says.
The class action lawsuit says people are seriously injured while riding because they are “unaware of the clear failure to maintain the scooters, the defective nature of the scooters, the unlikelihood that liability coverage would apply to injuries, and the dangers associated with the scooters.”
Lime faces two other recent class action lawsuits.
One accuses Lime and the city of San Diego of failing to keep transit stops and other areas accessible for people with disabilities because of the way the scooters are parked.
Lime has also been included in a class action lawsuit that alleges several electric scooter companies dump thousands of scooters onto streets in California, compromising public safety.
The plaintiffs in the Lime scooter injuries class action lawsuit seek general damages, economic damages, past medical and related expenses, interest on damages, court costs, attorneys’ fees and any other relief the Court deems just.
They also demand a jury trial.
Have you been injured while riding a Lime rental scooter? Let us know in the comments.
The plaintiffs are represented by Mike Arias, Alfredo Torrijos and Christopher A.J. Swift of Arias Sanguinetti Wang & Torrijos LLP, and Daniel McGee and Catherine Lerer of McGee, Lerer & Associates.
The Lime Scooter Injuries Class Action Lawsuit is Danny Alguilar, et al. v. Neutron Holdings Inc. d/b/a Lime, Case No. CGC-20-586037, in California Superior Court for the County of San Francisco.
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28 thoughts onLime Class Action Lawsuit Says Riders Injured By Electric Scooters
I was injured on a lime scooter and broke my leg in 2 places, dislocated my ankle and shattered my heel
October 2018
Tore all ligaments in ankle , shattered heel and a broken (spiral fracture ) if the tin fib. Basically ruined my left leg
Tib fib
Friend broke his hip due to ridibg a defective Lime scooter. Over $30k in medical bills. Couldn’t afford PT and forever has limp. Is he able to join this suit?
My daughter suffered severe ligament tears/ fractures in a fall from a Lime. She just had her first surgery.
I broke my collarbone and had surgery from riding a scooter in Boise while on vacation. The throttle Ana brakes were faulty. I am still in a sling and could be looking at another surgery.
On Sept 4th 2021, I rented a lime scooter and at first when I pushed down the throttle nothing happened, so I pushed it again and it started going slowly. The third time I pushed it down it took off at a high rate of speed causing me to crash face first. My face bounced off the cement and ambulance was called. I have a comminuted fractured humerous and have been in the worst pain of my life and can not go back to work due to my injury.
I Sarah Barnes
was riding Lime scooter on the day of July 15 2021.
It happened so quick it started wobbling an thru me off and flipped me over the handle bars hurt my hand, knee and head I have a picture of what I looked like right after, but I didn’t know if I had to go to the hospital or not at first.
I just want to let you know if the scooter is damaged it’s not my fault.
I hurt myself really bad I’m kind of thinking about maybe going to the hospital I kind of hurt my chin,hand,my knees and side.
I wasn’t sure if I needed to get a hold of you guys to let you know that I fell an the scooter may be damaged. The scooter may need to be worked on cuz it got a little wobbly for some reason I don’t know if there’s anything you could do.
I am hurting alot right now I’m going to go to the hospital because my had has swollen up like a balloon and I’m in a lot of pain. Sarah Barnes
I fractured my knee and tore my meniscus due to the scooter’s handle brake not engaging. Had surgery and out of work and in a full leg brace until December 15th, 2021, then will need 3-4 months of physical therapy.
Wondering if there are any class action lawsuits in Chicago. I was badly injured on a Lime.
Broke both feet after the scooter I was on started going to fast and wouldn’t stop and then came to a sudden stop throwing my to the ground. Have been to the hospital twice and it’s only been 4 days since the accident.
It has been over a month now and I still can’t put pressure on my right foot. Hoping in the next week or 2 I can start trying