Uber fined 8.5 million dollars in the United States for the rape of a passenger by a driver

A federal jury in Phoenix, Arizona ordered Uber to pay $8.5 million in damages. A female passenger alleged that an Uber driver sexually assaulted her. The jury found Uber responsible for the incident. The ruling on Thursday (Feb 6) could have important implications for the thousands of similar cases pending against Uber. The lawsuit, filed by victim Jaelyn Dean, accused Uber of… details