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California judge finds company ‘vicariously liable’ for driver’s negligence in death of Emily Normandin-ParkerUber 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 the side of a California freeway, according to newly public arbitration documents.An arbitrator, retired Calfornia judge Richard A Stone, found that the ride-share company was “vicariously liable” for the driver’s negligence. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/18/uber-40m-death-woman-killed-driver-freeway" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>

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