Arbitrator Rules Uber Liable for Driver’s Fatal Freeway Drop-off, Orders $40M
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An arbitrator ruled Uber liable for a driver who left a passenger on an Orange County freeway, awarding $40 million to the victim’s parents and to her friend. The decision rejects Uber’s Prop 22 defense as immunizing the company from vicarious liability and underscores Uber’s responsibility for its drivers, with potential implications for common-carrier status and other California laws.
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