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Uber ordered to pay $40 million in wrongful death case

A California judge ordered Uber to pay $40 million to the parents of a 23-year-old woman killed after an Uber driver pulled over and told her and her friend to get out of the vehicle.

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Uber has been ordered to pay $40 million to the parents of a 23-year-old woman who was struck and killed by another car on the freeway after her Uber driver pulled over and told her and her friend to get out of the vehicle. A California judge rejected Uber's argument that it only provided a ride-share platform.