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Wigdor LLP Files Lawsuit Against Uber Alleging Privacy Violations And Defamation After Executives Share Rape Victim’s Medical Records

Wigdor LLP has filed a complaint in the Northern District of California on behalf of a woman raped by an Uber driver in Delhi in 2014, alleging privacy violations as well as defamation against Uber Technologies, Inc., Travis Kalanick, Uber’s Chief Executive Officer, Eric Alexander, former Vice President for Business in Asia, and Emil Michael, former Senior Vice President for Business.

As alleged in the lawsuit, the victim’s confidential medical records were obtained and shared by Uber Executives, and the victim’s character defamed by the spurious “theory” that the rape was part of a conspiracy by a competitor to derail Uber’s growth in India.  The victim is represented by Douglas H. Wigdor, founding partner of Wigdor LLP, Jeanne M. Christensen, partner at Wigdor LLP, and Elizabeth Chen, associate at Wigdor LLP.

Wigdor LLP first represented the victim in a civil lawsuit against Uber in 2015.

Uber Complaint

New York Times
“Uber Is Sued by Woman Who Was Raped by One of Its Drivers in India”
June 15, 2017
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Buzzfeed
“Uber Rape Survivor Sues The Company For Circulating Her Medical Records”
June 15, 2017
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Recode
“The Uber India rape victim has filed a lawsuit against the company for accessing her medical files”
June 15, 2017
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The Guardian
“Woman raped by Uber driver in India sues company for privacy breaches”
June 15, 2017
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Los Angeles Times
“Rape victim sues Uber executives, claims defamation and privacy violations”
June 15, 2017
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Huffington Post India
“Delhi Uber Rape Survivor Sues Company In US Court For Accessing Her Medical Record”
June 15, 2017
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The Verge
“Rape victim sues Uber over mishandling of her medical records”
June 15, 2017
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Business Insider
“A woman who was raped in India by an Uber driver has sued the company, saying executives mishandled her medical records”
June 15, 2017
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Tech Crunch
“Woman raped by an Uber driver in India is now suing the company for privacy violations“
June 15, 2017
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The Register
“Uber sued after digging up medical records of woman raped by driver”
June 15, 2017
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The Economic Times
“Uber sued by India rape victim over alleged privacy violation “
June 15, 2017
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Law360
“Woman Raped By Driver In India Hits Uber With Privacy Suit”
June 15, 2017
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NY Daily News
“Indian woman raped by Uber driver in 2014 sues startup for allegedly accessing her medical records”
June 15, 2017
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The Week
“Woman raped by her Uber driver sues the company after it was revealed executives obtained, examined her medical records”
June 15, 2017
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Gant Daily
“Uber sued for mishandling rape victim’s medical records”
June 15, 2017
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Outlook
“Uber Sued For Improperly ‘Obtaining Medical Records’ Of Woman Raped In Delhi”
June 15, 2017
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Vanity Fair
“UBER’S SEXUAL-HARASSMENT CRISIS JUST GOT EVEN DARKER”
June 15, 2017
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India Today
“Raped by Uber driver, woman sues company for mishandling her medical records”
June 15, 2017
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Huffington Post
“Beleaguered Uber Hit With Lawsuit For Obtaining Rape Victim’s Medical Records”
June 15, 2017
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The Times
“Uber has violated me twice, says rape victim”
June 16, 2017
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Indian CEO
“Rape Victim sues Uber for Mishandling her Medical Files”
June 16, 2017
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CIOL
“Uber gets sued by a rape victim for privacy violations”
June 16, 2017
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The News Minute
“Delhi rape survivor sues Uber for obtaining her private medical records, read full lawsuit here”
June 16, 2017
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The Hill
“Woman sues Uber for obtaining her medical records after rape by driver”
June 15, 2017
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“Indian Rape Victim Sues Uber For Allegedly Accessing Her Medical Records”
June 15, 2017
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Live Mint
“Rape victim sues Uber, Travis Kalanick for digging into medical records”
June 15, 2017
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Money Control
“Delhi rape victim files lawsuit against Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, 2 others”
June 15, 2017
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USA Today
“Indian rape victim sues Uber for privacy violations”
June 15, 2017
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ET Tech
“Uber is being sued by Delhi rape survivor for accessing her medical records”
June 15, 2017
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Factor Daily
“Delhi rape victim files fresh case against Uber in San Francisco”
June 15, 2017
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Tech Times
“Rape Victim Sues Uber For Obtaining And Sharing Her Medical Records
June 16, 2017
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DNA India
“New Delhi rape victim sues Uber, CEO Travis Kalanick for unlawfully obtaining medical records”
June 16, 2017
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Asia One
“Uber execs shared rape survivor’s medical records, so now she’s suing the ride-hailing company”
June 16, 2017
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Reuters
“Rape victim sues Uber, claiming it wrongly obtained her medical records”
June 15, 2017
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VC CIRCLE
“Delhi rape victim sues Uber for accessing medical records”
June 16, 2017
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Times Now
“Indian rape victim files lawsuit against Uber chief Travis Kalanick”
June 16, 2017
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Financial Times
“Woman raped by Uber driver sues for misuse of medical records”
June 15, 2017
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The Daily Dot
“Rape victim sues Uber for unlawfully obtaining her medical records”
June 15, 2017
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India Samvad
“Delhi rape victim sues Uber for mishandling medical records”
June 16, 2017
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Fortune
“Uber Sued Over Allegations That Execs Obtained Medical Records of Woman Raped by Driver in India”
June 16, 2017
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Silicon Beat
“Rape victim sues Uber execs for allegedly mishandling her medical records”
June 16, 2017
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Daily Beast
“Uber Rape Victim Sues Company for Accessing Medical Records”
June 15, 2016
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The Recorder
“Rape Victim Sues Uber After Execs Obtained Her Medical Records”
June 15, 2016
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Tech Times
“Rape Victim Sues Uber For Obtaining And Sharing Her Medical Records”
June 16, 2017
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Bustle
“Indian Rape Victim Sues Uber For Allegedly Accessing Her Medical Records”
June 15, 2017
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Scroll.in
“Complainant in 2014 New Delhi rape case sues Uber for accessing her medical records”
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International Business Times
“Woman raped by Uber driver in India sues firm for obtaining and circulating her medical records”
June 16, 2017
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BBC News
“Uber faces lawsuit over India rape investigation”
June 16, 2017
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