Amazon’s delivery system creates built-in dangers that cause preventable accidents:

1. Unrealistic & Unsafe Delivery Quotas

Drivers often must deliver 200+ packages per day, forcing them to:

• Speed
  
• Run stop signs
  
• Block roads
  
• Ignore crosswalks
  
• Stop illegally
  
• Cut across lanes
  

2. GPS Distraction

Amazon drivers receive constant alerts, navigation changes, and photo-verification requirements, causing extreme distraction.

3. Poor Training

Many Amazon DSP drivers receive as little as 1–2 days of training, often without:

• defensive-driving instruction
  
• proper delivery safety training
  
• safe stopping procedures
  

4. Large, Unsafe Vans

Amazon’s Mercedes-Benz and Ford delivery vans:

• have massive blind spots
  
• are top-heavy
  
• lack rear visibility
  
• often carry overloaded cargo
  

5. Night Deliveries

Amazon heavily pushes late-night deliveries (up to 10 PM), creating visibility risks.

All of these factors make Amazon drivers uniquely hazardous on California roads

Amazon has different insurance structures depending on the type of driver.

1. Amazon DSP Drivers (Delivery Service Partners)

These are drivers employed by small third-party companies contracted with Amazon.

Coverage typically includes:

• $1,000,000 liability insurance
  
• Commercial auto policy for the DSP company
  
• Excess corporate Amazon coverage depending on the situation
  

Amazon often claims that the DSP alone is responsible, but BLG frequently holds both parties liable.

2. Amazon Flex Drivers (Gig Workers Using Personal Cars)

Flex drivers are similar to rideshare food-delivery drivers.

Amazon provides:

During Active Delivery (“on the way to pickup or drop-off”)

• $1,000,000 commercial liability
  
• $1,000,000 UM/UIM coverage
  
• Amazon cargo coverage
  

While Online but Waiting for an Order

Coverage is extremely limited — BLG determines the exact status through Amazon log subpoenas.

Offline

Only personal insurance applies.

3. Amazon Semi-Trucks & Freight Vehicles

Amazon operates large 18-wheelers through:

• Amazon Freight
  
• Amazon Relay
  
• Third-party freight carriers
  

Coverage is typically:

• $1,000,000–$5,000,000 liability
  
• Additional umbrella policies
  
• Federal motor-carrier required coverage
  

Semi-truck Amazon collisions often result in catastrophic injuries or wrongful death.

Delivery van rear-end crashes

✔ Amazon vehicle sideswipe collisions

✔ Drivers running stop signs

✔ Pedestrian injuries in crosswalks

✔ Amazon trucks merging improperly

✔ Bicycle and motorcycle collisions

✔ Parking-lot delivery accidents

✔ Back-over accidents

✔ Injuries caused by falling boxes

✔ Dog bites and porch hazards

✔ Apartment/stairwell accidents during delivery

✔ Amazon truck rollover crashes

BLG handles all Amazon-related accident scenarios statewide.

Amazon drivers commonly hit pedestrians when they:

• Pull into crosswalks while scanning addresses
  
• Reverse without checking blind spots
  
• Speed in residential areas
  
• Deliver at night with limited visibility
  
• Block sidewalks and force pedestrians into the street
  
• Use bike lanes and shoulder areas as parking zones
  

Pedestrian injuries are often severe, including fractures, brain injuries, spinal trauma, and wrongful death.

Commercial policies typically apply — meaning higher settlement values.

In some cities, Amazon uses:

• E-bikes
  
• Scooters
  
• Walking couriers
  

They frequently:

• Ride on sidewalks
  
• Speed through bike lanes
  
• Carry overloaded bags
  
• Ignore stop signs
  
• Fail to look for pedestrians
  

Amazon may be liable for:

• negligent training
  
• negligent supervision
  
• unsafe routing policies
  
• violating California pedestrian & bike laws
  

BLG builds liability even when Amazon claims a driver was a contractor.

While less publicized than rideshare assaults, Amazon has faced claims involving:

• Sexual comments
  
• Attempted entry into homes
  
• Physical assault
  
• Sexual touching
  
• Harassment during deliveries
  
• Stalking after deliveries
  
• Violent altercations
  

Victims may have claims against Amazon for:

• negligent hiring
  
• negligent retention
  
• negligent supervision
  
• failing to screen criminal backgrounds
  
• failing to respond to prior complaints
  
• failing to warn customers
  

BLG handles these with trauma-informed care and strict confidentiality

Fatal Amazon delivery incidents often involve:

• High-speed Amazon van crashes
  
• Semi-truck collisions on freeways
  
• Pedestrian fatalities
  
• Bicycle and motorcycle impacts
  
• Delivery driver DUIs
  
• Nighttime crashes
  
• Unsafe apartment delivery conditions
  

Families may recover:

• Funeral expenses
  
• Loss of financial support
  
• Loss of companionship
  
• Loss of services
  
• Emotional suffering
  
• Survival damages
  
• Punitive damages (where applicable)
  

Preserving Amazon digital records immediately is crucial — BLG sends emergency preservation letters.

We pursue multiple legal theories, including:

1. Negligence (CACI 400 / 401)

Driver failed to use reasonable care.

2. Negligent Hiring / Retention / Supervision (CACI 426 / 427)

Amazon and DSPs failed to screen or monitor drivers.

3. Vicarious Liability

Employers and contractors can be held responsible for driver negligence.

4. Agency Liability

Even independent contractors may create Amazon responsibility.

5. Premises Liability (CACI 1000)

Apartment, porch, stairwell, or walkway injuries during delivery.

6. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Violations

For Amazon semi-truck accidents.

7. Negligent Entrustment

Allowing unsafe drivers to operate commercial vehicles.

Amazon is known for claiming drivers are independent contractors — BLG regularly pierces this defense.

Amazon is heavily data-driven. We obtain:

• Delivery route logs
  
• GPS speed & braking data
  
• Driver photo-verification timestamps
  
• Package scan logs
  
• On-time pressure metrics
  
• DSP or Flex driver background checks
  
• Prior safety complaints
  
• Surveillance and Ring doorbell footage
  
• Amazon dispatch communication logs
  
• ELD (electronic logging device) data for semi-trucks
  
• Police reports & 911 calls
  
• Vehicle telematics data
  

Amazon almost never releases this voluntarily — BLG uses subpoenas and federal discovery tools.

Victims may recover:

• Medical expenses
  
• Future medical care
  
• Lost earnings
  
• Reduced earning capacity
  
• Pain and suffering
  
• Emotional distress
  
• PTSD/psychological damages
  
• Property damage
  
• Scarring or disfigurement
  
• Loss of enjoyment of life
  
• Wrongful death damages
  

Amazon’s commercial coverage allows for significantly higher compensation than standard auto accidents.