Uber Is Sued by Woman Who Was Raped by One of Its Drivers in India -
By MIKE ISAACJUNE 15, 2017
SAN FRANCISCO — A woman who was raped by her Uber driver in India filed a lawsuit against the ride-hailing company and three current and former executives, after revelations
that they had obtained and mishandled her medical records.
She said in her suit that the three executives believed her rape, in 2014, may have been
part of a conspiracy hatched by a competing ride-hailing company or a taxi company.
The woman, identified only as Jane Doe, a resident of Texas, is suing Uber
and its chief executive, Travis Kalanick, as well as two former senior executives, Emil Michael and Eric Alexander, for intrusion into private affairs, public disclosure of private facts and defamation.
An Uber spokesman said on Thursday: “No one should have to go through a horrific experience like this,
and we’re truly sorry that she’s had to relive it over the last few weeks.”
An investigation into Uber’s troubled company culture has led to changes in leadership.
“Rape denial is just another form of the toxic gender discrimination
that is endemic at Uber and ingrained in its culture,” said Douglas Wigdor, the lawyer representing Ms. Doe, who filed the suit in Federal District Court for the Northern District of California.