優步被判在過失致死訴訟中賠償 4000 萬美元

加利福尼亞州的一名法官裁定優步需支付 4000 萬美元，因涉及艾米莉·諾曼丁 - 帕克（Emily Normandin-Parker）的錯誤死亡訴訟，她在司機將她遺棄在高速公路後遇害。該裁決駁回了優步僅為軟件平台的主張，將其歸類為具有不可轉讓責任的公共承運人，需保護乘客安全。此決定是在對 2023 年 8 月事件進行仲裁後作出的

By Connor Hart

Uber has been ordered to pay $40 million to the parents of a 23-year-old woman who was hit and killed by another car on the freeway, after her Uber driver pulled over and ordered her and her friend to get out of the vehicle.

A California judge rejected Uber's argument that it only provides a software platform to connect riders with independent drivers, holding instead that Uber functions as a common carrier with a non-delegable duty to protect its passengers, according to a release from law firm Panish, Shea and Ravipudi.

Uber didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.

The ruling came after a five-day arbitration process and hearing, which arose from the death of Emily Normandin-Parker in August 2023.

Normandin-Parker--a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles--called an Uber for a ride home following a night out with a friend, Panish, Shea and Ravipudi said. After Normandin-Parker's friend became sick, the pair's Uber driver, Vu Tran, reportedly pulled over on the freeway and ordered the two women to get out of the vehicle.

Normandin-Parker, who was intoxicated, was left stranded alongside multiple lanes of freeway traffic, where she was struck by several vehicles and killed, the release said.

Tran, the Uber driver, reportedly left the scene and shortly afterward requested that Uber charge Normandin-Parker's account a cleaning fee. Prior to the incident, Uber had received multiple complaints about Tran, according to Panish, Shea and Ravipudi.

Rahul Ravipudi, a partner at the law firm, said in a statement that the ruling is about accountability, "not only for Emily and her family, but for every passenger who trusts Uber to get them home safely."

Write to Connor Hart at connor.hart@wsj.com

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

September 18, 2026 07:36 ET (11:36 GMT)