A federal jury in North Carolina on Monday found #Uber liable for a #SexualAssault by a driver in 2019, handing the ride-hailing company a second consecutive defeat in its first trials of more than 3,000 pending sexual assault & #SexualMisconduct lawsuits.

#law #business #accountability
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#House #Ethics Committee makes rare public information request about #SexualMisconduct on Capitol Hill

The rare move comes after recent scandals raised questions from lawmakers & others about how #Congress handles [ir rather doesn’t handle] investigations involving its own members.

#law #abuse #SexualAssault #rape #RapeCulture #misogyny #power #AbuseOfPower #ViolenceAgainstWomen
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