If you or a loved one were sexually assaulted, abused or harassed while using an Uber rideshare, you may be entitled to compensation from an Uber ridesharing assault lawsuit case or settlement claim.
A team of ridesharing injury lawyers and class action attorneys is investigating potential Uber sexual assault lawsuit and settlement cases of individuals who were sexually assaulted while using Uber ride share.
Uber is an app-based peer-to-peer transportation company that provides ride share transportation services to customers who, through the Uber App, request a ride from Uber’s network of Uber drivers who then pick up the Uber passengers and transport them to their destinations.
Unfortunately, in recent years thousands of sexual assaults have been reported in connection with Uber, Lyft and other ridesharing trips. For instance, in a December of 2019 Uber US Safety Report it was revealed that 5,981 sexual assaults were reported during Uber trips in 2017 and 2018. Similarly, in a June 2022 Uber Safety Report, it was disclosed that 3,824 sexual assaults were reported during Uber rides in 2019 and 2020.
Uber Sexual Assault Lawsuit & Settlement Cases
Uber sexual assault lawsuit and settlement cases potentially being investigated include claims of individuals who used the Uber rideshare app to take a ride in an Uber ride sharing vehicle (e.g., UberPool, UberX Share, UberX, Uber Black, Uber Black SUV, Uber SUV or UberXL) and were victims of sexual assault, including:
- Sexual assault
- Sexual battery
- Physical assault
- Unwanted sexual touching
- Rape
- Attempted rape
- Non-consensual sexual penetration
- Attempted non-consensual sexual penetration
- Non-consensual kissing of a sexual body part
- Attempted kissing of a sexual body part
- Non-consensual touching of a sexual body part
- Attempted touching of a sexual body part
- Non-consensual kissing of a non-sexual body part
- Attempted kissing of a non-sexual body part
- Non-consensual touching of a non-sexual body part
- Attempted touching of a non-sexual body part
- Forced to perform sexual acts (e.g., oral sex)
- Unwanted kissing or touching
- Groping or fondling of sexual body parts
- Driver masturbation/indecent exposure
- Sexual harassment
- Verbal threat of sexual assault
- Other forms of sexual assault or abuse
- Other sexual misconduct
- Other Uber riding sharing injury lawsuit cases
According to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), the term “sexual assault” refers to sexual contact or behavior that occurs without explicit consent of the victim. Sexual assault may include the use of physical force, emotional coercion, psychological force, and/or manipulation to coerce a victim into non-consensual sex. Sexual body parts might include the mouth, lips, tongue, female breasts, buttocks, and genitalia, while non-sexual body parts might include a hand, leg, or thigh.
Uber’s US Safety Report defines “sexual assault” as any physical or attempted physical contact that is reported to be sexual in nature and without the consent of the user, which can include incidents ranging from attempted touching of a non-sexual body part (e.g., a user trying to touch a person’s shoulder in a sexual/romantic way) to non-consensual sexual penetration. Touching can include, for example, a kiss, lick, or bite.
Uber’s US Safety Report defines sexual misconduct as non-physical conduct (verbal or staring) of a sexual nature that happens without consent or has the effect of threatening or intimidating a user against
whom such conduct is directed, which can include incidents such as staring/leering (gazing at a user in an unpleasant, uncomfortable, prolonged, or sexual manner), asking personal questions (asking specific, probing, and personal questions of the user including romantic or sexual preferences), making comments about a user’s appearance, flirting (making verbally suggestive comments to the user about engaging in romantic or non-romantic activities), making explicit gestures, making explicit comments (describing or representing sexual activity or body parts in a graphic fashion), displaying indecent material such as pornography or other sexual images, making indecent photography/video without consent (inappropriate photographs of a user’s sexual body part such as down shirt, up skirt, etc.), soliciting a sexual act (asking for a kiss, display of nudity, sex, or contact with a sexual body part such as a breasts, buttock, genitals, etc.), masturbating or exposing genitalia, and verbal threat of sexual assault.
Sexual Assault Lawsuits Against Uber
The sexual assault lawsuits filed against Uber in federal district court were consolidated and/or transferred into a multi district litigation or MDL for coordinated pretrial proceedings, styled as In Re: Uber Technologies, Inc. Passenger Sexual Assault Litigation, MDL Case No. 3084, United States District Court for the Northern District of California (Judge Charles R. Breyer). Defendants in the Uber lawsuits have included Uber Technologies, Inc. and Rasier, LLC, a subsidiary of Uber.
The Uber sexual assault lawsuits allege, among other things: (1) that Uber has a duty to safely transport its passengers from the place it picks them up to their destination, (2) that Uber was aware that Uber drivers were physically and/or sexually assaulting and raping female passengers, (3) that Uber provided its drivers with inadequate training regarding sexual assault, sexual relations, sexually inappropriate behavior, sensitivity, and customer relations, (4) that Uber provided inadequate background checks and screening of its drivers, (5) that Uber failed to adequately respond to complaints about sexual predator drivers, and (6) that Uber failed to implement basic safety measures necessary to prevent serious physical and/or sexual assaults, such as safety design changes in the Uber App and video and audio surveillance in vehicles.
Uber Ride Sharing Sexual Assault Injury Cases
Uber riding sharing injury lawsuit cases potentially being investigated include claims involving individuals who were sexually assaulted while using Uber ride sharing services and have suffered injury, damage, complications and other effects of sexual violence, including:
- Physical injury
- Physical pain
- Psychological harm
- Emotional injury
- Feeling violated
- Feeling humiliated
- Feeling degraded
- Feeling shame
- Feeling guilt
- Feeling angry
- Being robbed of dignity
- Fearful of personal safety
- Mistrusting of others
- Anxiety
- Depression or sadness
- Feelings of isolation or helplessness
- Loss of sense of self
- Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Sexual trauma
- Flashbacks of the assault
- Nightmares
- Panic attacks
- Uncontrollable thoughts
- Suicidal thoughts or attempted suicide
- Other mental health conditions
- Vaginal or anal bleeding
- Bruising
- Difficulty walking
- Sexually transmitted infection
- Sexually transmitted disease
- Pregnancy
- Vaginitis or vaginal inflammation
- Dyspareunia
- Pain during sexual intercourse
- Vaginismus
- Involuntary tightening of vaginal muscles
- Chronic pelvic pain
- Urinary tract infection
- Sexual dysfunction
- Trouble with menstrual cycle
- Fertility issues
- Eating disorder
- Sleep disorder
- Substance abuse
- Need for medical treatment
- Need for therapy
- Need for hospitalization
- Incurring of medical expenses
- Lost wages
- Loss of earning capacity
- Loss of enjoyment of life
- Other sexual assault injury or complications
Time Is Limited To File An Uber Sexual Assault Claim
There are legal deadlines known as statutes of limitation and statutes of repose that may limit the time that sexual assault survivors have to file an Uber sexual assault lawsuit to try to recover compensation for injury and harm suffered as result of being sexually assaulted.
This means that if an Uber sexual assault lawsuit claim is not filed before the legal deadline or limitations period, the injured party may be barred from ever pursuing litigation or taking legal action regarding their sexual assault injury claim. That is why it is important to connect with an rideshare injury lawyer or attorney as soon as possible.
If you or a loved one were a victim of sexual abuse or sexual assault during an Uber ride, you may be entitled to recover compensation from an Uber sexual assault lawsuit case or settlement claim. Contact a rideshare injury lawyer to request a free case review.
*If you or a loved one are experiencing physical or mental health issues or complications as a result of sexual assault, we urge you to promptly consult with your doctor, physician or therapist for an evaluation.
**The listing of a company (e.g., Uber, Lyft, etc.) or product/service (i.e., Uber ride sharing) is not meant to state or imply that the company acted illegally or improperly or that the product/service is unsafe or defective; rather only that an investigation may be, is or was being conducted to determine whether legal rights have been violated.
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