Uber ordered to pay $40m to family of woman killed after driver left her on highway
The 23-year-old was returning home with a friend who got sick in the car when the Uber driver allegedly ordered them to get out of the vehicle on a California highway.
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"That trust cost our daughter her life."
— Emily Normandin-Parker , Other
"Tran showed far more worry for his new car than he did for his passengers."
— Judge Richard Stone , Other
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A 23-year-old woman who was fatally struck on a highway after being ordered out of an Uber.
The judge who ordered Uber to pay damages to Normandin-Parker's parents.
The Uber driver who ordered Normandin-Parker and her friend out of the vehicle.
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The 23-year-old was returning home with a friend who got sick in the car when the Uber driver allegedly ordered them to get out of the vehicle on a California highway.
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