Could Sexual Assault Lawsuits Change Rideshare Apps?

About this episode

This episode discusses the impact of sexual assault lawsuits on rideshare apps like Uber and Lyft and offers safety tips for users.

Rideshare apps Uber and Lyft face thousands of lawsuits from users alleging they were assaulted by drivers. What do these cases say about safety on the apps? And how can you stay safe on your ride home? Attorneys for victims and Uber explain. Terms of Service is a CNN Podcasts and Goat Rodeo production. This episode was produced by Jay Venables. At Goat Rodeo, the lead producer is Rebecca Seidel, and the executive producers are Megan Nadolski and Ian Enright. At CNN, Dan Bloom is our Senior Producer and Dan Dzula is our Technical Director. Production support from Sofía Sanchez. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Clare Duffy

Topics covered

• rideshare safety
• sexual assault lawsuits
• Uber
• Lyft
• legal implications
• user safety
• victim advocacy

Keywords

• rideshare
• Uber
• Lyft
• sexual assault
• lawsuits
• safety
• legal advice
• victims
• attorneys

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Uber, Lyft

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