Uber Ordered to Pay $40M over Death of Woman Left on Southern California Freeway
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The company had maintained that the driver was an independent contractor and that it was not responsible for his actions.
Arbitrator says Uber was 'vicariously liable' for a driver’s negligence in a fatal accident, rejecting argument that the company is a tech platform
The parents of a 23-year-old woman who was fatally struck after her Uber driver pulled over along a southern California highway were awarded $40 million after an arbitrator found both Uber and the driver liable for her death. Carol Normandin and Ken Parker said Friday that they hope the amount will put a spotlight on the 2023 death of their daughter, Emily Normandin-Parker and to use the money to advocate for strengthening safety standards and t…
The victim was killed on a highway in Southern California after being left in an area considered dangerous after an incident inside the vehicle.
Uber Will Have to Pay $40 Million for the Death of a Young Woman Who a Driver Left on a U.S. Highway
23-year-old Emily Normandin-Parker was under the influence of alcohol when the driver forced her out of the vehicle on the highway and this was fatally run over.
Uber has been ordered to pay $40 million to the family of a 23-year-old woman who died on a California highway, the BBC reported. The tragedy occurred after a driver working with the platform stopped a car and allegedly ordered two passengers to exit the vehicle.
Uber was forced to pay $40 million to a 23-year-old woman's family, who was hit dead on a California highway after a company driver pulled over and asked her to get out of the car, reports BBC, according to News.ro. Emily Normandin-Parker had ordered...
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