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Uber faces lawsuit by female passengers alleging rape (CNET News)

2017-11-14
uber is facing yet another lawsuit a New York based law firm filed a complaint seeking class-action status on behalf of two anonymous women and any other writers who may have experienced sexual assault or harassment while using the red sharing service the company has been hit with at least three separate lawsuits alleging its drivers sexually assaulted passengers multiple states have launched investigations into over screening process for its drivers Jeanne M Christensen a partner at the New York based law firm wig Durr LLP who represents the two women in this complaint said quote uber must make drastic changes to prevent another female writer from harm unquote the lawsuit asks the court to legally force uber to change the way it screens drivers and be more transparent about what it knows in regard to alleged sexual assaults by its drivers Christensen says more transparency lets potential customers make an educated decision as to whether the service is safe enough to use this isn't the first time Widger LLP has sued uber with previous lawsuits ending in private settlements when asked for comment uber responded quote uber received this complaint today and we are in the process of reviewing it these allegations are important to us and we take them very seriously unquote if you've ever had a scary ride sharing experience we'd love to hear about it tell us in the comments and for more tech news check out cnet.com I'm Ashley ask Evan be good humans
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