Uber Ordered to Pay $8.5 Million in Trial Over Driver Sex Assault Claims

A U.S. jury ordered Uber on Thursday to pay $8.5 million after finding it liable in a lawsuit brought by a woman who said she was sexually assaulted by a driver when she was 19, a verdict that could influence thousands of similar cases against the ride-hailing company. The case, brought by plaintiff Jaylynn Dean, […]