October 06, 2025
The U.S. Supreme Court Monday denied Uber's petition for review of two Ninth Circuit rulings holding it had a duty of care, one in a wrongful death case brought by a murdered driver's family and the other from a woman who was sexually assaulted by a suspended driver.
August 08, 2024
The Ninth Circuit on Thursday revived a woman's negligence claim against Uber Technologies Inc. over her sexual assault by a suspended driver, saying the company had a duty of care because it contributed to the situation that led to her being assaulted.
January 09, 2024
The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday asked the California Supreme Court whether Uber Technologies Inc. owes a passenger any duty of care if they suffer a crime at the hands of someone posing as an Uber driver, as a passenger assaulted by a suspended driver seeks to revive negligence claims against the company.
November 14, 2023
An Uber passenger who was assaulted after getting into a suspended driver's car that still bore the Uber decal asked the Ninth Circuit Tuesday to revive her negligence claims, arguing the ride-hailing giant affirmatively created risk by failing to retrieve its decal despite knowing the driver had assaulted other passengers.