A federal choose has discovered that Uber might be held vicariously liable after considered one of its drivers allegedly assaulted a passenger, who’s now suing the rideshare big for $15 million. Wading into an unsettled space of legislation, the federal choose relied on South Carolina legislation in making his ruling final week.
Rommel Fuentes filed the negligence complaint in opposition to Uber Applied sciences and different Uber entities, in addition to the motive force at difficulty, Kehinde Idogho Micah, in Arlington County Circuit Court docket earlier than it was moved to the U.S. District Court docket for the Japanese District of Virginia in April 2023. Fuentes claimed Micah dropped him and one other passenger off at their desired location. Nevertheless, as they exited the car and began strolling away, Micah allegedly received out of the car to complain that he had not acquired fee, in keeping with the grievance.
