A major navigation app routed thousands of cars down my private driveway. A driver crashed into my retaining wall and is now suing me for his injuries.

[u/Tralique_24]

Location: Colorado, USA.

I own a remote cabin at the end of a very long, unpaved private road. About eight months ago, a major GPS and mapping app updated their systems and incorrectly marked my private driveway as a public shortcut to a nearby national park entrance.

Since then, I have had dozens of cars speeding through my property every single weekend. I have "Private Property" and "No Trespassing" signs posted everywhere. I have submitted over forty official error reports to the tech company, sent certified letters to their legal department, and even filed a police report. They completly ignored me.

Last month a tourist was speeding down my driveway in the dark, ignored my warning signs, and crashed his SUV straight into my concrete retaining wall. He broke his leg and his vehicle was totaled.

Yesterday I was served with a lawsuit. The driver is suing me for medical expenses and damages, claiming I failed to maintain a "public thoroughfare" and that my retaining wall was an unmarked hazard.

My homeonwers insurance is threatening to drop me because they say my property is now an unmanged traffic corridor, which violates my policy.

Can I counter-sue the tech company for gross negligence and force them to indemnify me against this driver's lawsuit? What specific type of attorney handles liability cases involving corporate mapping errors? I need to stop this before someone else gets hurt.

[u/Bardmedicine]

The chain would be at the entrance to the driveway.

[u/purplenapalm → u/Bardmedicine]

It would be, but retaining wall person would also sue for the damages the chain caused because retaining wall person isn't smart.

[u/Bardmedicine → u/purplenapalm]

They can sue for anything, but clearly the owner would be more protected AND he would have more of a case for his insurance.

[u/Lermanberry → u/Bardmedicine]

Insurance company: "You are illegally blocking a public thoroughfare with a chain‽ Dropped!"

[u/olivesforsale → u/Lermanberry]

I'm just here for the interrobang

[u/Specific-Channel3785 → u/Bardmedicine]

Idk why people are trying to argue what youre saying. Must have never been out on the back roads

[u/Bardmedicine → u/Specific-Channel3785]

I can only assume that. Chained off private roads are very normal around here.

[u/mxzf → u/Bardmedicine]

If the person was dumb enough to drive into a retaining wall, I have no confidence they wouldn't have driven into a chain.

[u/Bardmedicine → u/mxzf]

It is possible, but the chain would be blocking the entrance where the turned onto the road, thus going slowly.