A jury found that Uber must pay $8.5 million to a woman who said one of its drivers raped her. The decision could set the ...

The case was the first trial of more than 3,000 similar lawsuits against Uber that have been consolidated in U.S. federal ...

The verdict is expected to influence the outcome of thousands of other cases against the ride hailing firm.

A federal jury has ordered Uber to pay $8.5 million to a woman who says an Uber driver raped her during a 2023 trip.

The case lays the groundwork for about 3,000 other sexual misconduct cases the ridesharing platform is facing nationwide.

In a federal bellwether case, the jury ordered the ride-hailing giant to pay $8.5 million to Jaylynn Dean, who said one of its drivers assaulted her in 2023.

A US federal jury on Thursday ordered Uber to pay $8.5 million in compensatory damages to a passenger who alleged she was sexually assaulted by her driver, marking the first plaintiff victory in a ...