We all know how those horror movies end. And saying ubers negligence, fraud, misleading statements and other unlawful actions cause plaintiffs sexual assaults, which humiliated, degraded, violated and robbed plaintiffs of their dignity. The second case involves a similar situation, involving another woman that was assaulted by a driver in charleston, South Carolina, this was back in august. The lawsuit asking for uber to make changes including implementing a pool Customer Support Center Background checks and tamper proof video cameras in cars. Uber is responding tonight, releasing this statement to us in just the last 10 minutes. And telling them the drivers involved that they no longer work with the company. They tell the boston globe that our thoughts remain with the victims of those two terrible incidents and we proactively worked with Law Enforcement in massachusetts and South Carolina at the time to share information and aid in their investigation. Im beginning to go through this
Im elizabeth hopkins. Two women filed the papers. John monahan is here to tell us why. John. Well, theyre arguably the largest Ride Sharing Service in the world and tonight two women from boston and another from South Carolina are accusing uber of neglect and fraud. Its all in this federal lawsuit ive been going through in the last hour where the San Francisco based company is named as a defendant. The boston case has to do with this man. Uber driver abde has been charge with assault and battery he allegedly dropped the woman off first and then took the victim, who is named as jane doe 1 in this case, off the route and raped her. A law firm in new york filed a lawsuit stating a long case that despite repeated claims to ensure safety that the Ride Sharing Service fails on those measures, stating, quote, opening the uber app and saying the pickup location has proven to be the modern day equivalent of electronic hitchhiking. Buyer beware, we all know how those horror movies end and also a
Local dumpling houses. Serious accusations part of a brandnew federal lawsuit just filed against Ride Share Company yukeer and they include an incident in boston. Good evening, im mark ockerbloom. Im elizabeth hopkins. Two women filed the papers. Why. John. Well, theyre arguably the largest Ride Sharing Service in the world and tonight two women from boston and another from South Carolina are accusing uber of neglect and fraud. Its all in this federal lawsuit last hour where the San Francisco based company is named as a defendant. The boston case has to do with this man. Uber driver abde has been charge with assault and battery he allegedly dropped the woman off first and then took the victim, who is named as jane doe 1 in this case, off the route and raped her. A law firm in new york filed a lawsuit stating a long case that despite repeated claims to ensure safety that the Ride Sharing Service fails on those measures, stating, quote, opening the uber app and saying the pickup location
North reaching only about manchester, New Hampshire and north and west of that and most waking up to clouds and breaks in the clouds, especially here in southeastern massachusetts, partly sunny in plymouth at 60 and good morning, boston at 59 and seeing partly cloudy skies, same in beverly at 58, 55 in worcester, 49 nashua, New Hampshire and then again as you head to the north and west thats where we have some rain showers popping on the map right now. Future cast through noon time is going to continue to hold best risk of any kind of showers up there southern New Hampshire, southern vermont doesnt make it into massachusetts until about midafternoon. So by 5 00 p. M. The showers reach boston and downpours and gusty winds and warm out there, upper 60s to lower 70s but it is also going to be incredibly wet, even at 8 00 p. M. I still got pockets of heavy rain that continue and the slight chance that we will get a severe thunderstorm out of this. 66 to 72, winds gusting up to 40 Miles Per
Map right now actually going to slide to the north but already got clouds on the increase and yes, does lead to the own local showers and some heavy ones at that. 57 in boston right now, 55 in beverly, 45 in nashua, 51 in worcester, 54 in plymouth and 54 in chatham. Good morning to you. And we do have a couple breaks in the clouds at the same time over southeastern massachusetts here through the Morning Hours but after 8 00 a. M. Here so youre taking look at 8 00 a. M. , after 9 00 a. M. Risk for showers straight through lunchtime today and then the showers start leaking into massachusetts here and by 5 00 p. M. The drive home from work i have rain in the boston area, possibly heavy rain in the boston area and the risk for some stronger winds to go along with some of the downpoursa evening hours the downpours will slide south of boston. So highs it is going to be a warm day, 66 to 72 be and it is as well and continue to break down the weather threats coming up in a couple minutes and l