Due to widespread reports of sexual assault, sexual harassment, and other forms of sexual misconduct, Uber is facing a number of lawsuits from individuals.
Thousands of passengers, predominantly women, have reported severe incidents such as rape, sexual assault, false imprisonment, and harassment while using the Uber platform over the years.
Due to factual similarities between these cases, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) decided to centralize cases of sexual and physical assaults committed by Uber drivers against passengers into a single federal court.
The Uber Sexual Assault MDL is centralized in the US District Court for the Northern District of California.
The Uber Sexual Assault Lawsuit aims to hold the ride hailing platform liable for sexual assaults committed by drivers using the Uber platform.
If you or a loved one have been sexually assaulted by an Uber driver in the St. Louis area, you may be eligible to pursue legal action against Uber Technologies, Inc. or through other avenues.
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Uber’s Safety Report on Sexual Assaults
According to Uber’s own safety report, nearly 4,000 sexual assaults were reported on the company’s app in 2019-2020.
The number of reported sexual assaults committed by Uber drivers declined from the previous report by 38% from nearly 6,000 sexual assault reports recorded in 2017-2018.
Despite this 38% decrease in reported sexual assaults, nearly 10,000 sexual assaults in a three year period is horrible.
The reported numbers of Uber sexual assaults are shocking, yet only include the five “most severe categories” of sexual assault as determined by the ride hailing platform:
- “Non consensual sexual penetration”
- “Non consensual kissing of a sexual body part”
- “Non consensual touching of a sexual body part”
- “Attempted non consensual sexual penetration”
- “Non consensual kissing of a non sexual body part”
Critics of the categories of sexual assault reported by Uber claim that the company is not reporting on everything that consumers and regulators have a right to know.
Lawsuits against Uber claim that the company has the ability to prioritize rider safety further, but its response to reports of sexual assault have been slow and inadequate, allowing for Uber drivers with sketchy background checks and previous allegations of sexual assault and sexual harassment to continue working.
Lawsuits for Uber Drivers Assaulted by Passengers
Notably, over 40% of the sexual assault incidents reported to Uber involved the passenger as the perpetrator.
Drivers who have experienced such assaults may also be eligible to file individual lawsuits, separate from the consolidated cases.
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