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Sexual assault by a rideshare driver: what to know
Passengers trust Uber, Lyft and other rideshare companies to send safe drivers. When a driver sexually assaults a passenger, the company may share responsibility, for example for how it screened and monitored drivers and what safety features it chose to use.
If you are in danger now, call 911. You can reach the National Sexual Assault Hotline (RAINN) 24/7 at 800-656-4673.
Claims against rideshare companies
Many passengers have sued Uber over sexual assaults by drivers. Federal cases from across the country have been combined in one federal court in San Francisco (In re Uber Technologies, Inc., Passenger Sexual Assault Litigation, MDL No. 3084), and other cases are in California state court. Each person still has their own claim, and each case depends on its own facts.
Questions in these cases
- How the company checked the driver's background, and whether there were earlier complaints
- Whether the company acted on reports about the driver
- What safety features the company had, and what it chose not to use
- Whether the company treated passengers' safety as it promised in its marketing
Rules that shape your case
- Deadlines vary. How long you have depends on your state and on the facts. Call early.
- Your privacy. The conversation with us is confidential. In many cases, a survivor can bring a case without their name in public court records. You decide how fast to go and what to share.
Keep the evidence
Take screenshots of the trip in the app: the date, time, route, driver name and photo, and the license plate. Keep receipts and any messages with the driver or the company. Do not delete the app or your account.
What to do now
- Get medical care. A sexual assault exam can collect evidence, and you can decide later whether to report.
- Report the assault to the police when you are ready, and get the report number.
- Report it to the rideshare company in the app, and save a copy of what you send.
- Do not accept a credit or sign anything from the company before you get advice.
- Call us when you are ready. The call is confidential, and there is no fee or cost unless we recover money for you.
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