A Bay Area law firm is representing dozens of women who are suing Uber over alleged sexual attacks in multiple states across the U.S. As of June 28, 2021, more than 80 cases had been submitted in a court petition as a single legal action.
An appellate court in Georgia rules that a mother whose son was killed by an Uber driver cannot be forced to arbitrate her wrongful death and negligence claims against the tech company.
Three years ago, Uber and Lyft pledged to release safety reports detailing sexual assault and abuse incidents on their platforms. While Uber has released its report, Lyft has yet to do so. Now, hundreds of passengers are filing lawsuits over alleged incidents of abuse.
An Uber driver, who was also a teacher at the Richland School District Two, is facing criminal charges and a civil lawsuit after being abused of kidnapping and assaulting a child while picking up passengers for the rideshare company.
In July 2020, Emily Wu, 23, from Brooklyn, was seriously injured when she was hit by a car when her Uber driver failed to let her out at a sidewalk or safe location. Now, because of the company’s new terms of service, the company is attempting to block Wu’s lawsuit from going to court.