Uber found liable for sexual assault in first of thousands of similar lawsuits

A national assemblage successful Phoenix has recovered Uber to beryllium liable for the intersexual battle of 1 of its passengers, perchance mounting a precedent for much than 3,000 akin cases consolidated successful US national court. As portion of the verdict, Uber has been ordered to wage $8.5 cardinal successful damages to the victim, Jaylynn Dean, who said she was raped by her Uber operator during a thrust to her edifice successful November 2023.

The ride-hailing elephantine has long argued that it cannot beryllium held liable for the transgression actions of drivers connected its platform, having faced years of scrutiny for galore passenger information concerns. According to Uber's astir caller US information report, the …

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