| Jane Doe
Sues Uber Alleging Sexual Assault By
Driver But Criminal Case Is Sealed
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon
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SDNY COURTHOUSE,
Sept 8 – A woman who took an
Uber from New York City to Rye
Brook but says she was
sexually assaulted by the
driver has sued Uber, as Jane
Doe.
On September 8 U.S. District
Court for the Southern
District of New York Judge
Lewis J. Liman held a
proceeding. Inner City Press
covered it.
The
complaint says "Uber heavily
targets young, single women in
its advertising with promises
of 'safe' transportation."
It says the
assault took place on June
7-8, 2018; she nodded off in
the car and was awoken by a
touch, the driver had his hand
up her skirt.
The
lawyer for Uber said it will
take time to unseal the
criminal case, but she said
the driver Iqbal Hussain - a
"non-party" -- was acquitted
and is not in state custody.
Uber wants
more time for discovery in the
Case Management Plan than
plaintiff does.
The case is Doe
v. Uber Technologies, Inc.,
20-cv-8446 (Liman)
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