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Uber Driver Sued for Sexually Assaulting Teen
Uber Driver Sued for Sexually Assaulting Teen Uber is once again going back to court and not holding up to its claims of trustworthiness. A mother of a 13-year-old girl is suing Uber and one of its drivers after the driver sexually assaulted her daughter. Isagani A. Marin, a driver for Uber, drove the 13-year-old…
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Collision Gap Remains for Uber and Lyft Drivers, Even After New Laws
Collision Gap Remains for Uber and Lyft Drivers, Even After New Laws Uber and Lyft Drivers have extended insurance coverage to the primary stage for its drivers, but a collision gap still remains. A new law recently went into effect in 19 states which requires ride-share drivers and companies to have liability insurance coverage during…
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Uber Launches Safety Measures after Drivers Charged with Sex Assaults
Uber Launches Safety Measures after Drivers Charged with Sex Assaults Uber announced a new safety program for its drivers following the arrest of two Uber drivers who sexually assaulted passengers on separate occasions. Uber shared that its drivers will now go through inspections by “trained security specialists, including off-duty Chicago police officers.” Uber will take…
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Uber Drive Charged with Death of 3-year-old Girl
Uber Drive Charged with Death of 3-year-old Girl A former driver for Uber Technologies Inc. whose car struck and killed a 6-year-old girl in San Francisco was charged with misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter. On December 31 at 8:00 p.m., Syed Muzaffar, 58, was logged into the Uber app, but did not currently have any passengers in…
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Uber Under Scrutiny For Failure to Screen Drivers Properly
Uber Under Scrutiny For Failure to Screen Drivers Properly San Francisco and Los Angeles have recently filed a consumer protection lawsuit against Uber for failure to perform proper background checks on its drivers and misleading consumers about the safety of Uber’s services. Although the company does drug and alcohol testing, it does not do fingerprint…
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Smartphone Car Service Apps Facing Many Legal Issues
Uber Facing Lawsuit Retaining ‘Gratuity’ Surcharge Uber Technologies is facing a consumer lawsuit challenging the 20% gratuity surcharge on rides. Uber is a smartphone service that summons a car service for you at your exact location. The company has been found to keep a substantial portion of the gratuity that it adds as additional revenue…
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