Uber Sued for Allegedly Covering Up Sexual Assault Numbers and Misleading Shareholders
Three public pension funds—Louisiana Sheriffs' Pension & Relief Fund, Boynton Beach General Employees' Pension Plan, and Steamfitters Local 449 Pension Fund—filed a lawsuit against Uber's CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, board chair Ronald Sugar, and eight other directors. The suit alleges that Uber knowingly concealed the true scale of sexual assault on its platform, reporting over 400,000 incidents of sexual assault or misconduct from 2017 to 2022, while publicly disclosing only 12,522 accounts of 'serious sexual assault.' The complaint claims directors collected millions in safety-linked bonuses despite ignoring red flags. It also alleges Uber developed safety tools—such as in-car cameras, driver training, enhanced background checks, and a machine-learning model to predict risky pairings—but either canceled or delayed their implementation. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Forbes has reached out to Uber for comment.
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