Uber Jury Awards $8.5 Million Damages in Arizona Sexual Assault Case

Uber Technologies Inc. was hit with $8.5 million in damages in a trial over a 19-year-old woman’s claim that she was raped by her driver in Arizona, raising the rideshare giant’s risk of a costly settlement to resolve thousands of similar cases.The verdict reached by a nine-person jury in Phoenix on Thursday is the first time Uber has been found liable for not preventing an alleged sexual assault of a passenger. The company faces almost 3,000 similar civil lawsuits from passengers filed around the country. ...