US EditionUber loses another US driver sex assault trial, ordered to pay $5,000
The jury awarded $5,000 after finding battery, and Judge Charles R. Breyer ruled Uber can be liable as a common carrier under North Carolina law.
- On Monday, a North Carolina federal jury ordered Uber to pay $5,000 in damages, finding the company liable for a 2019 assault where a driver touched a passenger's inner thigh.
- District Court Judge Charles Breyer ruled Uber acts as a "common carrier" under North Carolina law, making the company liable for the driver's actions during the ride.
- This case served as a bellwether trial for more than 3,000 similar lawsuits, which Uber selected believing it would win, according to lawyer Ellyn Hurd.
- Lawyer William Smith called the verdict a "great result," stating that "nine people sitting on the jury believed her" despite Uber's attorneys questioning her memory.
- Uber plans to appeal, claiming the jury received incorrect liability instructions, while Breyer prepares to hear two more sexual assault test cases in San Francisco.
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The transport giant hired by app Uber is responsible for the conduct of a driver who grabbed a passenger's inner thigh when she left the front seat of her car and asked her if she could “stay it,” as determined by a federal jury in North Carolina on Monday.The federal jury in Charlotte awarded the plaintiff $5 thousand in damages compensation, reported Ellyn Hurd, one of the plaintiff's lawyers.The case, considered a referral process, is part of…
The ride-hailing giant Uber is responsible for the conduct of a driver who grabbed a female passenger's inner thigh as she got out of the front seat of his car and asked if he could…
The Toronto Star
Federal jury finds Uber liable for actions of driver who grabbed passenger’s inner thigh
Rideshare giant Uber is liable for the behavior of a driver who grabbed the inner thigh of a passenger as she was leaving the front seat of his car and asked if he could “keep her” with him, a jury…
Associated Press News
Federal jury finds Uber liable for actions of driver who grabbed passenger's inner thigh
A jury in North Carolina has found rideshare giant Uber liable for the behavior of a driver who grabbed the inner thigh of a passenger as she was leaving the front seat of his car and asked her if he could “keep her” with him.
Jury orders Uber to pay $5,000 to woman who says she was attacked by driver
Uber has lost back-to-back lawsuits after bellwether trials.Bloomberg/Getty ImagesA North Carolina woman sued Uber after she alleged a driver assaulted her in 2019.The rideshare company faces thousands of similar lawsuits across the country.In February, Uber was ordered to pay $8.5 million to a woman who said she was raped.A federal jury in North Carolina has ordered the rideshare company Uber to pay $5,000 in damages to a woman who testified th…
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