Uber ordered to pay $8.5 million in trial over driver sex assault claims
A U.S. jury ordered Uber to pay $8.5 million to Jaylynn Dean, who said she was sexually assaulted by a driver when she was 19, in the first bellwether trial of more than 3,000 similar lawsuits against the company. The jury found the driver was acting as an agent of Uber, holding the company liable, but declined to award punitive damages. Uber said it will … Continue reading Uber ordered to pay $8.5 million in trial over driver sex assault claims
