Uber arbitration award over Emily Normandin-Parker's death
An arbitrator ordered Uber and a driver to pay $40 million over a 2023 California passenger death.
Retired judge Richard A. Stone ordered Uber and driver Vu Tran to pay $20 million each to the parents of Emily Normandin-Parker, who was killed on a California freeway in August 2023 after being left at a gore point. Uber said the arbitrator was wrong to hold it legally responsible and argued Tran was an independent contractor. A related Orange County civil case brought by passenger Luna Moore remains scheduled for further hearings.
- Arbitrator awarded $40 million against Uber and driver Vu Tran
- Death occurred on 12 August 2023 on State Route 73
- Uber disputes liability and cites independent-contractor status
- A related Orange County case remains on the court docket
- Victims
- Emily Normandin-Parker
- Organizations
- Uber
- Countries
- United States
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14 min read at consumerrights.wikiEmily Normandin-Parker, 23, was struck and killed on a California freeway after Uber driver Vu Tran left her & a friend at a triangular gore point beside an off-ramp following an argument over a cleaning fee, an arbitrator found. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Retired judge Richard A. Stone, the arbitrator, ordered Uber & Tran to pay her parents $40 million, $20 million to each, in a July 2026 award.
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