On: Uber backup driver indicted in 2018 self-driving c...

[kayfox]

Its unethical for a lawyer to do things not in their client's best interests, and even if Uber is paying for the lawyer, their client is who they are representing.

[bigiain → kayfox]

And _surely_ Uber would never do or encourage anything unethical.

Oh, right...

[kayfox → bigiain]

Ethics violations are a big deal for attorneys, if a complaint is sustained against them with the bar association, they can loose their ability to practice law.

[mindslight → kayfox]

In theory, yes. In practice an attorney has to be intelligent enough to recognize the conflict of interest, and many of them aren't.