Delhi rape victim files lawsuit against Uber, Kalanick and 2 executives

Rape denial is another form of the toxic gender discrimination that is endemic at Uber, says lawsuit

The woman who was raped by a driver of Uber while on a trip in Delhi in December 2014 has filed a lawsuit against the company, its founder Travis Kalanick, and two former executives, accusing them of violating her for a second time by “unlawfully” obtaining and sharing her medical records.

The unnamed victim, who resides in Texas, filed the lawsuit in California, where Uber is headquartered, charging Kalanick, former Asia-Pacific head Eric Alexander, and Emil Michael, a former vice-president for business at the taxi-hailing company, of invading her privacy. 

“Uber executives duplicitously and publicly decried the rape, expressing sympathy for Plaintiff,