Protecting Yourself & Your Legal Rights After a Rideshare Assault

My name is Melissa Reitberg, and I’m an attorney at Meirowitz and Wasserberg. I’m going to talk to you about some of the legal steps you can take in the unfortunate event that you are sexually assaulted while using a Rideshare app. Uber and Lyft have an obligation to keep you safe when you’re using their app. Some of the steps that they need to do are background checks and to ensure that if there have been drivers who are reported for sexual assault that that does not happen again. If you are sexually assaulted while using Uber or Lyft, be sure to report it. Create that paper trail. Start building your case right away. File a police report with your local police department. Ask for a copy of it, amend it if it’s not accurate or if it doesn’t tell the whole story. Contact us to figure out what other legal steps you can take and what other options you may have.