Case Updates
Ninth Circuit holds that rideshare companies have a special relationship with their drivers under Washington state law such that they owe a tort duty to protect drivers from assault by riders
August 30, 2024
The court also held that carjackings and assaults on drivers are reasonably foreseeable.
Ninth Circuit certifies to Washington Supreme Court question whether rideshare companies have a special relationship with their drivers giving rise to a duty to protect drivers from riders’ foreseeable criminal conduct
June 24, 2024
U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging Ninth Circuit to affirm that businesses are not liable in tort for the criminal acts of unaffiliated third parties
July 07, 2023
Click here to view the brief.
Nathaniel P. Garrett and Brittney Lane Kubisch of Jones Day and the U.S. Chamber Litigation Center served as co-counsel for the Chamber.
Case Documents
- Lower Court Order -- Drammeh v. Uber Technologies (W.D. Wash.)
- U.S. Chamber Amicus Brief -- Drammeh v. Uber Technologies (Ninth Circuit)
- Order Certifying Question -- Drammeh v. Uber Technologies (Ninth Circuit)
- Opinion -- Drammeh v. Uber Technologies (Ninth Circuit)