Sexual Assault Lawsuit Against Uber Blames Deficient Safety Measures, Background Checks for Attacks by Drivers
Plaintiffs say Uber uses virtually no screening process in hiring drivers, making it impossible to detect potential sexual predators.
Plaintiffs say Uber uses virtually no screening process in hiring drivers, making it impossible to detect potential sexual predators.
A mother of four working as an Uber driver was abducted while giving a ride to a wanted felon, and was found shot to death two days later.
Uber rape lawsuit alleges that policy decisions by the rideshare company exposed allowed her to be raped by an Uber driver, who then took her home and raped her again.
Lawsuits against Uber each raise similar allegations that ride share drivers sexually assault passengers over the past few years, which plaintiffs indicate should be consolidated as part of a federal multidistrict litigation (MDL)
Thousands of Uber sexual assault lawsuits filed in federal courts nationwide in the coming months, leading to a motion to centralize all claims against the ride share company before one U.S. District Judge
Plaintiffs say Uber failed to conduct adequate background checks on drivers and failed to put video surveillance cameras in vehicles, amid other safety failures.