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A Chicago area woman alleges an Uber driver traveled miles off route before sexually assaulting her, and her lawsuit claims Uber failed to act on warning signs detected during the ride.
A former Lyft driver has been sentenced to six life terms after being convicted of kidnapping and sexually assaulting multiple women in San Francisco.
A federal judge is pressing Uber to make more progress toward settlement as 4,588 passenger sexual assault lawsuits remain pending in the federal MDL.
A former Uber driver from Tustin, California, was sentenced to eight years in prison for sexually assaulting an intoxicated passenger in Orange County, as criticism grows over Uber’s handling of survivor lawsuits.
Uber is rolling out live video monitoring for teen rides, allowing parents to watch trips through a driver’s front-facing camera. The safety feature arrives while Uber continues to face thousands of lawsuits involving alleged driver sexual misconduct.
Colorado’s Rideshare Safety and Accountability Act takes effect August 12, adding new requirements for Uber, Lyft and other rideshare companies involving sexual assault complaints, driver screening and passenger safety.
Ohio lawmakers have introduced H.B. 980, the Rideshare Sexual Assault Prevention Act, which would increase driver background checks, speed complaint reviews and expand rideshare safety oversight.
A New York Times investigation found that Uber’s lawyers questioned sexual assault survivors about clothing, earlier trauma and other private matters while defending the company against thousands of lawsuits.
Uber is asking a Texas federal judge to block punitive damages in the next bellwether trial in the federal litigation involving thousands of individual sexual assault lawsuits against the company.
Uber is expanding driver background check standards in the U.S. as thousands of passengers continue pursuing sexual assault and misconduct lawsuits against the rideshare company.