Uber 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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Uber found liable in another case where a driver was accused of sexual assault
Uber signage at the company's headquarters in San Francisco, California, US, on Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025. Uber Technologies Inc. is expected to release earnings figures on August 6. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images A federal jury found rideshare giant Uber liable for a driver accused of grabbing the inner thigh of a passenger getting out of the front seat of his car and asking if he could "keep it with him."The plaintiff cl…
Uber’s Modest $5,000 Jury Hit in North Carolina Signals Liability Risks in Sprawling Assault Litigation
A federal jury in North Carolina delivered a split verdict for Uber Technologies Inc. on April 20, 2026. It ordered the ride-hailing giant to pay $5,000 to Brianna Mensing, who testified that an Uber driver grabbed her upper inner thigh during a late-night ride in 2019. Small sum. Yet another loss on liability. This bellwether trial, the second in a federal multidistrict litigation encompassing over 3,300 similar claims, underscores the persiste…
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…
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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…
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