Seeking damages from individual rideshare drivers can be potentially complicated. In New York, these drivers are classified as independent contractors. This means that the rideshare company cannot be held personally responsible for accidents their drivers were involved in. Rideshare drivers, like all New York drivers, are required to have at least some insurance coverage of their own, and you may be able to pursue damages that way. However, if the driver is under-insured (as is statistically likely), you aren’t going to be able to collect very much in damages from them at all.