Harassment and assault are a growing concern amongst rideshare customers. In August 2025, the New York Times reported that Uber received “a report of sexual assault or sexual misconduct in the United ...

A federal jury has ordered Uber to pay $8.5 million to a woman who says an Uber driver raped her during a 2023 trip.

The case was the first trial of more than 3,000 similar lawsuits against Uber that have been consolidated in U.S. federal court.

Jaylynn Dean says the ride-hail giant failed to implement reasonable safety standards that would have prevented her driver ...

Uber reportedly plans stricter background checks after investigation reveals drivers with violent criminal convictions were ...

A jury found that Uber must pay $8.5 million to a woman who said one of its drivers raped her. The decision could set the stage for payments to thousands of other passengers who filed similar claims ...

The case lays the groundwork for about 3,000 other sexual misconduct cases the ridesharing platform is facing nationwide.

The company says the verdict affirms its safety efforts even as it prepares to challenge the decision in court. A federal jury in Arizona has ordered Uber to pay $8.5 million in a lawsuit brought by a ...

A Willits man was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman in Ukiah after posing as an Uber driver to lure her into ...

Uber is updating its background check policies to disqualify drivers with violent felonies, sexual offenses, and child or ...

An attorney for passengers suing Uber Technologies Inc. over alleged sexual assaults by its drivers must pay the company for disclosing in other litigation information designated as confidential in ...

A man who allegedly posed as an Uber driver and sexually assaulted a passenger in Ukiah last summer was arrested this month after detectives got a DNA match in the case, police announced ...