Jeffrey Epstein Victims Fund Opens After Months of Wrangling June 25, 2020 By Patricia Hurtado and Jim Wyss Women who accused Jeffrey Epstein of sexually assaulting them as teenagers can begin filing claims and collecting compensation from his...
Uber’s Challenge to Balance Driver Safety With Customer Privacy March 10, 2020 By Tina Bellon NEW YORK — Margaret Bordelon can still feel the hands of the drunk man who tried to pull her in...
Woman Sues Uber for $1M, Alleging Sexual Assault by Driver January 10, 2020 PORTLAND, Ore. — A Hillsboro woman is seeking more than $1 million from the ride-hailing company Uber, alleging she was...
Uber Defeats Rider Rape Suit Over Impostor’s Windshield Decal November 25, 2019 By Robert Burnson and Peter Blumberg Uber Technologies Inc. beat back a lawsuit by a woman who claims she was lured into a sexual assault because...
Disney World Workers Endure Tourists Who Punch, Yell, Grope October 14, 2019 By Gabrielle Russon ORLANDO, Fla. — Disney World employees are easy targets. Tourists scream at them, sexually harass them and in the most...
Lyft Faces Sexual Assault Lawsuits That Could Tarnish Image August 13, 2019 By Robert Burnson Lyft Inc.’s image as the “woke” ride-hailing company faces a new challenge from a rash of lawsuits filed by women...
Sexual Violence Stories can Become ‘Trauma Porn,’ #MeToo Founder Says June 7, 2019 By Ellen Wulfhorst VANCOUVER, Canada — The founder of the #MeToo movement that inspired countless women to reveal stories of sexual violence said...
Lloyd’s of London Will Name and Shame Sexual Harassment Culprits March 27, 2019 By Gavin Finch and Nejra Cehic Lloyd’s of London will publicly name and shame anyone it bans from its insurance market for sexual harassment, according to...
Housekeeper Sues Marriott Over Guest Sexual Misconduct January 29, 2019 By Rebecca Greenfield Leticia Vallejo, a housekeeper at a Marriott hotel in Irvine, California, said that back in the summer of 2017, a...
California Supreme Court: Negligent Hiring is an Occurrence June 13, 2018 By Denise Johnson In a decision that may have wide ranging effect on California employers, the California Supreme Court last week ruled that...