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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Audrey McAvoy

Federal jury finds Uber liable for actions of driver who grabbed passenger's inner thigh

Uber Sexual Assault Verdict - (Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Rideshare giant Uber is liable for the behavior of a driver who grabbed the inner thigh of a passenger as she was leaving the front seat of his car and asked if he could “keep her” with him, a jury in North Carolina found Monday.

The federal jury in Charlotte awarded the plaintiff $5,000 in damages, said Ellyn Hurd, one of the plaintiff's lawyers.

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