Uber ordered to pay $40m over death of woman ejected by driver on freeway

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California judge finds company ‘vicariously liable’ for driver’s negligence in death of Emily Normandin-Parker Uber was ordered to pay $40m to the parents of a 23-year-old woman who was killed after a driver kicked her and a friend out of his car by…

Key facts

  • California judge finds company ‘vicariously liable’ for driver’s negligence in death of Emily Normandin-Parker Uber was ordered to pay $40m to the parents of a 23-year-old woman who was killed after a driver kicked her and a friend out of his car by…
  • Reported by The Guardian and published Fri, 18 Sep 2026 23:34:53 UTC.

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