The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit certified two questions for the California Supreme Court revolving around whether Uber owes a duty of care to its rideshare passengers assaulted at the hands of unauthorized persons posing as Uber drivers.
In a Jan. 9 opinion, the circuit court certified two questions, asking what (if any) is the company’s duty of care if a rideshare passenger suffers an assault or other crime at the hands of an unauthorized person posing as an Uber driver, and if a duty is owed, does California precedent create an exception to that duty?
