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Jane Doe No. 1 v. Uber Technologies, Inc.

Ruling by

Frances Rothschild

Lower Court

Los Angeles County Superior Court

Lower Court Judge

Mark H. Epstein
Uber did not have a duty to protect based on a common carrier-passenger special relationship with women who were abducted and sexually assaulted by assailants posing as Uber drivers.



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