Uber must face US rape victim suit over attacker’s window decal


  • Uber
  • Saturday, 02 May 2020

A judge in San Francisco ruled May 1 the woman could proceed on claims that Uber should have instructed the alleged assailant, a suspended driver for the ride-hailing service, to remove and return the company’s window decal. The victim claims the Uber logo gave her assurance she was getting a “safe ride”. — Reuters

Uber Technologies Inc must face negligence claims by a US woman who says she mistakenly got into a car bearing the company’s windshield decal and was subsequently raped by the driver.

US Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Corley in San Francisco ruled May 1 the woman could proceed on claims that Uber should have instructed the alleged assailant, a suspended driver for the ride-hailing service, to remove and return the decal. The victim claims the Uber logo gave her assurance she was getting a “safe ride”.

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