<p>优步面临超过 3000 起类似诉讼，但此次审判是美国联邦法院的首次审理</p>
<p>结果可能影响剩余诉讼的解决</p>
<p>优步辩称司机是独立承包商，表示不对他们的行为负责</p>
<p>作者：戴安娜·诺瓦克·琼斯</p>
<p>1 月 12 日（路透社）——优步（UBER.N）本周将在亚利桑那州凤凰城面临审判，案件由一名女性提起，她称自己在通过该应用预订的司机处遭到性侵犯。</p>
<p>此次审判将是优步努力保护自己免于因司机涉嫌侵犯而承担责任的首次考验，目前在美国联邦法院有数千起案件待审。</p>
<p>来自俄克拉荷马州的杰琳·迪恩在 2023 年起诉优步，距她在亚利桑那州的涉嫌侵犯事件仅一个月。她表示，优步知道其司机实施了一系列性侵犯行为，但未采取基本措施来提高乘客的安全。这些指控长期以来困扰着该公司，引发了媒体关注和国会审查。优步面临超过 3000 起关于类似指控的诉讼，这些诉讼已在联邦法院合并审理。迪恩的诉讼被视为诉讼的 “风向标” 或测试案例，其裁决可能用于确定任何潜在和解或大规模解决案件的价值。</p>
<p>诉讼的结果可能对优步的资产负债表产生影响，并使其与监管机构和投资者的关系复杂化，后者一直密切关注其安全记录。</p>
<p>优步辩称，不应对使用其平台的司机的犯罪行为承担责任，称其背景调查和关于侵犯的披露已足够。该公司坚持认为其司机是独立承包商，而非员工，但无论其分类如何，优步都无法对超出合理职责范围的行为负责。</p>
<p>迪恩的代表拒绝发表评论。</p>
<p>在审判前，优步的一位发言人表示，公司非常重视每一份性侵犯报告，并将继续投资新技术以帮助防止伤害。</p>
<p>“安全是优步的基础，我们对保护平台上人们的承诺永远不会停止，” 发言人说。</p>
<h3>责任的测试案例</h3>
<p>迪恩的诉讼称，她在雇佣优步司机从男友家回酒店时处于醉酒状态。</p>
<p>迪恩在诉讼中声称，司机在行程中向她提出骚扰性问题，然后停车并强奸了她。除了联邦法院的案件外，该公司在加利福尼亚州的州法院还面临超过 500 起额外案件。该公司在加利福尼亚州法院进行的唯一一次审判中获胜，陪审团发现优步在保护女性安全方面的措施存在疏忽，但这种疏忽并不是造成她伤害的主要因素。</p>
<p>优步面临众多安全争议，包括对司机审核不严的指控，以及批评者所称的优先考虑增长而非乘客保护的文化。近年来，该公司将安全作为核心话题，发布了详细报告性侵犯的美国安全报告，推出了应用内行程验证、行程的视频和音频录制、异常检测等功能，并与幸存者倡导团体合作改革司机培训。</p>
<p>优步的竞争对手 Lyft（LYFT.O）在州和联邦法院也面临类似诉讼，尽管这些诉讼没有协调的联邦诉讼。</p>
<p>优步试图推迟迪恩案件的审判，指控她的律师通过一项广告活动影响陪审团，广告称优步几乎每八分钟就会收到一起性犯罪的通知。优步表示，该活动的说法完全不实。</p>
<p>负责处理大规模诉讼并将审理迪恩案件的美国地区法官查尔斯·布雷耶驳回了该动议，允许审判继续进行。</p>

优步

<p>优步在亚利桑那州凤凰城面临一起重大审判，涉及一名女性对一名优步司机的性侵犯指控。这起案件是美国联邦法院中超过 3000 起类似诉讼中的第一起。案件的结果可能会影响这些案件的解决，并对优步的财务状况和监管关系产生影响。优步坚称自己对司机的行为不承担责任，主张他们是独立承包商。此次审判被视为公司在此类事件中责任的试金石，同时优步的安全措施也受到持续审查</p>

<p>Uber faces over 3,000 similar lawsuits, but trial is first in US federal court</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>优步面临超过 3000 起类似诉讼，但此次审判是美国联邦法院的首次审理</p>
</div><p>Outcome could impact resolution of remaining lawsuits</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>结果可能影响剩余诉讼的解决</p>
</div><p>Uber argues drivers are independent contractors, says it is not liable for their actions</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>优步辩称司机是独立承包商，表示不对他们的行为负责</p>
</div><p>By Diana Novak Jones</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>作者：戴安娜·诺瓦克·琼斯</p>
</div><p>Jan 12 (Reuters) - Uber (UBER.N) is set to face trial this week in Phoenix, Arizona, in a lawsuit brought by a woman who says she was sexually assaulted by a driver she booked through the app.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>1 月 12 日（路透社）——优步（UBER.N）本周将在亚利桑那州凤凰城面临审判，案件由一名女性提起，她称自己在通过该应用预订的司机处遭到性侵犯。</p>
</div><p>The trial will be the first test of Uber’s efforts to shield itself from liability for alleged assaults committed by its drivers, with thousands of cases pending in U.S. federal court.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>此次审判将是优步努力保护自己免于因司机涉嫌侵犯而承担责任的首次考验，目前在美国联邦法院有数千起案件待审。</p>
</div><p>Oklahoma resident Jaylynn Dean sued Uber in 2023, one month after her alleged assault in Arizona. She said Uber was aware of a wave of sexual assaults committed by its drivers but had failed to take basic actions to improve the safety of its riders. Such assertions have long dogged the company, drawing headlines and Congressional scrutiny. Uber is facing more than 3,000 lawsuits over similar claims that have been consolidated in federal court. The verdict in Dean’s lawsuit, which is considered a “bellwether” or test case for the litigation, could be used to determine the value of the lawsuits for any potential settlement or resolution of the cases en masse.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>来自俄克拉荷马州的杰琳·迪恩在 2023 年起诉优步，距她在亚利桑那州的涉嫌侵犯事件仅一个月。她表示，优步知道其司机实施了一系列性侵犯行为，但未采取基本措施来提高乘客的安全。这些指控长期以来困扰着该公司，引发了媒体关注和国会审查。优步面临超过 3000 起关于类似指控的诉讼，这些诉讼已在联邦法院合并审理。迪恩的诉讼被视为诉讼的 “风向标” 或测试案例，其裁决可能用于确定任何潜在和解或大规模解决案件的价值。</p>
</div><p>The outcome of the litigation could weigh on Uber’s balance sheet and complicate its relationships with regulators and investors who have closely tracked its safety record.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>诉讼的结果可能对优步的资产负债表产生影响，并使其与监管机构和投资者的关系复杂化，后者一直密切关注其安全记录。</p>
</div><p>Uber has argued it should not be held liable for criminal conduct by drivers who use its platform, saying that its background checks and disclosures about assaults are sufficient. The company maintains that its drivers are independent contractors rather than employees, but that regardless of their classification it cannot be responsible for actions that fall outside the scope of what could reasonably be considered their duties.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>优步辩称，不应对使用其平台的司机的犯罪行为承担责任，称其背景调查和关于侵犯的披露已足够。该公司坚持认为其司机是独立承包商，而非员工，但无论其分类如何，优步都无法对超出合理职责范围的行为负责。</p>
</div><p>Representatives for Dean declined to comment.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>迪恩的代表拒绝发表评论。</p>
</div><p>In a statement before the trial, a spokesperson for Uber said it takes every report of sexual assault very seriously and the company is continuing to invest in new technology to help prevent harm.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>在审判前，优步的一位发言人表示，公司非常重视每一份性侵犯报告，并将继续投资新技术以帮助防止伤害。</p>
</div><p>“Safety is foundational at Uber, and our commitment to help protect people on the platform will never stop,” the spokesperson said.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>“安全是优步的基础，我们对保护平台上人们的承诺永远不会停止，” 发言人说。</p>
</div><h3>TEST CASE ON LIABILITY</h3>
<div class="lb-trans"><h3>责任的测试案例</h3>
</div><p>Dean’s lawsuit said she was intoxicated when she hired an Uber driver to take her from her boyfriend’s home to her hotel.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>迪恩的诉讼称，她在雇佣优步司机从男友家回酒店时处于醉酒状态。</p>
</div><p>The driver asked her harassing questions on the ride before stopping the car and raping her, Dean alleges in the lawsuit. In addition to the cases in federal court, the company is facing more than 500 additional cases in California state court. The company won the only trial to take place thus far over the claims in California state court in September after a jury found that Uber was negligent in terms of the measures it put in place to protect the woman’s safety, but that the negligence was not a substantial factor in causing her harm.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>迪恩在诉讼中声称，司机在行程中向她提出骚扰性问题，然后停车并强奸了她。除了联邦法院的案件外，该公司在加利福尼亚州的州法院还面临超过 500 起额外案件。该公司在加利福尼亚州法院进行的唯一一次审判中获胜，陪审团发现优步在保护女性安全方面的措施存在疏忽，但这种疏忽并不是造成她伤害的主要因素。</p>
</div><p>Uber has faced numerous safety controversies, including allegations of lax driver vetting and a culture critics said prioritized growth over passenger protection. The company has made safety a central talking point in recent years, publishing U.S. Safety Reports that detail reported sexual assaults, rolling out features such as in-app ride verification, video and audio recording of rides, anomaly detection, and partnering with survivor advocacy groups to reform driver training.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>优步面临众多安全争议，包括对司机审核不严的指控，以及批评者所称的优先考虑增长而非乘客保护的文化。近年来，该公司将安全作为核心话题，发布了详细报告性侵犯的美国安全报告，推出了应用内行程验证、行程的视频和音频录制、异常检测等功能，并与幸存者倡导团体合作改革司机培训。</p>
</div><p>Uber rival Lyft (LYFT.O) is facing similar lawsuits in both state and federal court, although there is no coordinated federal litigation for those claims.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>优步的竞争对手 Lyft（LYFT.O）在州和联邦法院也面临类似诉讼，尽管这些诉讼没有协调的联邦诉讼。</p>
</div><p>Uber sought to delay the trial in Dean’s case after accusing her attorneys of tainting the jury pool with an ad campaign that said Uber was notified of a sexual crime almost every eight minutes. Uber said the campaign’s claims were categorically false.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>优步试图推迟迪恩案件的审判，指控她的律师通过一项广告活动影响陪审团，广告称优步几乎每八分钟就会收到一起性犯罪的通知。优步表示，该活动的说法完全不实。</p>
</div><p>U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer, who is overseeing the mass litigation and will hear Dean’s case, denied the motion, allowing the trial to move forward.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>负责处理大规模诉讼并将审理迪恩案件的美国地区法官查尔斯·布雷耶驳回了该动议，允许审判继续进行。</p>
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优步在亚利桑那州面临性侵案件审判，其安全记录被置于审查之下