Uber's board sued for alleged poor oversight that led to sexual abuse of its passengers
Key takeaways
- The company’s shareholders filed the lawsuit.
- "Uber's leadership has a long history of devoting insufficient resources to customer safety and protection, and setting a tone of non-compliance for the organization," the lawsuit read.
- The shareholders behind this lawsuit are seeking a jury trial, but also for the company to "reform and improve its corporate governance and internal procedures" to resolve these ongoing issues.
The company’s shareholders filed the lawsuit.
Tada Images/Shutterstock Uber's shareholders have turned on the company's board of directors and executive officers, filing a lawsuit that accuses them of having "knowingly cut compliance corners in the name of growing the company." As first reported by Reuters, the legal action said that the Uber board's lack of compliance has led to sexual assault and harassment of the app's users, as well as violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act and consumer protection statutes.
"Uber's leadership has a long history of devoting insufficient resources to customer safety and protection, and setting a tone of non-compliance for the organization," the lawsuit read. "This has inevitably led to harm to customers and massive legal and regulatory exposure to Uber."