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But in court filings, Uber argued that Ms. Doe had "conducted herself in a negligent and careless manner" and "contributed to causing her own injuries." And it said Ms. Doe's claims of pain and suffering were "unrelated to the at-issue accident." Now, during her deposition, Uber's lawyer Taylor Silverberg zeroed in on Ms. Doe's behavior on the night she was raped. Ms. Silverberg asked Ms. Doe exactly how much Tito's vodka she had drunk, how many milligrams of Adderall she had taken and whether she had "felt regret" about mixing the two. And she asked Ms. Doe what she had been wearing. "Can you describe the dress?" Ms. Silverberg said. "Were you wearing heels or boots or flats?" Ms. Silverberg also probed Ms. Doe's childhood, asking if she had felt abandoned by her father or degraded by her mother. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/business/uber-sexual-assault-lawsuits.html Accessed: 4 August 2026 at 1620 UTC

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But in court filings, Uber argued that Ms. Doe had "conducted herself in a negligent and careless manner" and "contributed to causing her own injuries." And it said Ms. Doe's claims of pain and suffering were "unrelated to the at-issue accident." Now, during her deposition, Uber's lawyer Taylor Silverberg zeroed in on Ms. Doe's behavior on the night she was raped. Ms. Silverberg asked Ms. Doe exactly how much Tito's vodka she had drunk, how many milligrams of Adderall she had taken and whether she had "felt regret" about mixing the two. And she asked Ms. Doe what she had been wearing. "Can you describe the dress?" Ms. Silverberg said. "Were you wearing heels or boots or flats?" Ms. Silverberg also probed Ms. Doe's childhood, asking if she had felt abandoned by her father or degraded by her mother. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/business/uber-sexual-assault-lawsuits.html Accessed: 4 August 2026 at 1620 UTC
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Boycott #Uber.
In court filings, Uber's lawyers blamed sexual assault victims, suggesting that such things as what they were wearing, how much they drank, whether they had been unfaithful in relationships or whether they had childhood trauma were to blame for them being assaulted!
Uber faces over 4,000 lawsuits ~"from passengers accusing the company of failing to protect them from sexual violence they said they suffered during rides."
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