Uber and Trial Lawyers Spar Over New Yorkers’ Auto Insurance Premiums

A powerful lawyers’ association is opposing a bill that would cap damages, but the ride-share company has spent millions lobbying state lawmakers to lower rates, some of the highest in the country.The ride-share company Uber has become a deep-pocketed foe of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association, a trade group that has long wielded influence in state politics.