Uber Technologies Inc. is being sued in the United States by hundreds of women who claim they were sexually assaulted, kidnapped, stalked, and harassed by drivers on the ride-hailing platform.
The complaint was filed in San Francisco County Superior Court on July 13, lawyers for the plaintiffs said in a press statement.
Approximately 550 women across multiple states are suing, including women who claim they were kidnapped, sexually assaulted, sexually battered, raped, falsely imprisoned, stalked, harassed, or otherwise attacked by Uber drivers they booked through the Uber app.
The attorneys said that at least 150 more cases are being actively investigated.
Plaintiffs are being represented by the law firm Slater Slater Schulman LLP….