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A recent Oregonian article highlights the various concerns about UBER and similar ride-share services. Recently a young woman was waiting in front of a Portland Oregon bar. She had used her UBER phone app to request an UBER pick her up. A large male driver appeared and asked her if she was waiting for an UBER. She confirmed she was.
Earlier this year Ross Law LLC and Portland Oregon Attorney Jeremiah Ross prevailed in a legal battle against a government contractor who claimed it should be entitled to the same rights and remedies as the United States Government. The case involved a sexual abuse assault of a student who was raped at a Job Corps Center.
The link below is to the Magistrate’ s Opinion.
Order to Remand and For Attorney Fees
If you have any questions related to litigating against a Job Corps center, or are a crime victim at a Job Corps center please call Portland Personal Injury Attorney Jeremiah Ross at 503.224.1658.
Aimee Green | The Oregonian/OregonLive
on September 05, 2014 at 7:00 AM, updated September 05, 2014 at 9:47 AM
A 20-year-old woman who was raped by a security guard while she was passed out drunk at her school, Springdale Job Corps in Troutdale, filed a $7.5 million lawsuit this week.
According to the suit and court papers filed in the criminal case against former security guard Gerard Matthew Rudich, the woman had attended an off-campus party on Oct. 27, 2012, when she became so intoxicated that she vomited. She phoned Rudich to give her and some other students a ride back to the 52-acre campus, 31224 E. Historic Columbia River Highway.
Rudich, who had given rides to students in a school van before, retrieved the students and sent all but the woman back to their dorm rooms, the suit says. He asked the woman to blow into a breathalyzer, which at 2:15 a.m. recorded her blood alcohol content at .17 percent.
The woman repeatedly lost and regained consciousness — awakening at one point to find Rudich raping her in the security building, the suit claims.
Rudich, 57, pleaded guilty in Multnomah County Circuit Court to first-degree rape and was sentenced last month to more than eight years in prison.
The lawsuit seeks damages from both Rudich and the operators of the school, including Chugach World Services Inc. and Management & Training Corp.
A Chugach spokesperson released this statement: “The health and safety of our people, including the students at Springdale Job Corps Center, is our highest priority. Because the situation involves litigation, I cannot discuss the matter in any further detail.”
The school’s website describes it as a “no-cost education and career technical training program administered by the U.S. Department of Labor” for students ages 16 to 24.
The suit faults Job Corps for allegedly hiring Rudich without certification as a security guard from the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training. The suit states DPSST might not have certified Rudich because of his criminal history, which included prostitution in 1992 and fraudulent use of a credit card in 1982.
Rudich, a Southeast Portland resident, had been married for more than 35 years at the time of his arrest. He has at least two adult children and is a military veteran who was honorably discharged.
The lawsuit was filed in Multnomah County Circuit Court by Portland attorney Jeremiah Ross.
— Aimee Green
If you were the victim of a sexual assault it is important to know your rights and remedies. Please call Portland, Oregon Attorney Jeremiah Ross at 503.224.1658 to discuss your options. A crime victim should never feel alone, and you deserve answers.
I previously posted on the various issues with Uber Drivers that may arise in Portland. Sexual Assaults, Rape, Assaults, and Kidnappings are all legitimate concerns everyone should have when they enter an Uber car or other Ride-Share car. Below are a few tips that may or may not be of use to you if you are riding an ride-share car alone, but should get you thinking about your safety while in a ride-share Car. These tips are not tested and proven and are generally based on common sense, so take them with a grain of salt.
Things to Do before You Enter a Ride-Share Car:
What to do Once In the Uber Car or other Ride-Share Car:
When in doubt Call 911. If you have been sexually assaulted, assaulted, raped, or harassed call 911 immediately. You may be able to prevent the perpetrator from assaulting others if you act quickly. The tips above are by no means an exhaustive list. The tips are meant to get you thinking about your personal safety while riding in an Uber car or other Ride-Share car such as Lyft.
If you were sexually assaulted, assaulted, raped, or harassed while in an Uber Car call 911 and then call Jeremiah Ross and Ross Law LLCat 503.224.1658. A s a former Deputy District Attorney and a Portland Oregon Attorney that deeply cares about victim’s rights, Jeremiah will fight to ensure you receive answers, your rights are honored, your voice is heard, and you receive the compensation for the hell this has caused you.
Please remember this post is for informational purposes only. Please consult with a security expert if you have further questions relating to how to protect yourself in every situation involving a ride-share driver.
Uber has fought its way into the Portland Oregon ride share market, and did some interesting things to get there. Riders can now download the Uber App and wait for a friendly Uber Driver to pick them up. However, what happens when an Uber driver is not so friendly?
In December 2012 a young woman was sexually assaulted by a taxi cab driver in Portland. The driver made some inappropriate comments to her, then groped her, and attempted to kiss her. As you can imagine this is a terrifying experience for a young woman just trying to get home. The woman wanted answers and filed a lawsuit alleging the cab company was negligent. A Jury awarded the woman a substantial amount of money for the sexual assault.
This type of scenario has happened in Uber cars all around the country. Uber drivers have sexually assaulted people, raped women, punched people, and even kidnapped people.
The articles below are just a small sample of the various Uber incidents around the country.
Driver Allegedly Kidnaps Drunk Woman in LA (ValleyWag)
Woman Claims Uber Driver Kidnapped Rider (The Daily Beast)
Uber Driver Takes Riders on High Speed Chase (Washington Post)
Woman Says She Was Raped and Kidnapped By Uber Driver(Jezebel)
Uber and the City of Portland have agreed the City will approvebackground checks. However, that may not prevent sexual assaults, kidnappings, assaults, or felons getting behind the wheel. In Houston an Uber Driver accused of raping a passenger had finished a 14 year prison sentence just three years prior to starting working as an Uber Driver. In Los Angeles a felon had passed an Uber Background Check. In Chicago a Felon was driving an Uber Car. A San Francisco Uber Driver accused of assaulting a passenger had a long criminal history. Portland may have more stringent standards, or they may not. We will not know until the first incident occurs.
Should the unthinkable happen and you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, raped, or assaulted by an Uber or other Ride-share operator contact Jeremiah Ross and Ross Law LLC at 503.224.1658. Jeremiah Ross is a Portland, Oregon Attorney and former prosecutor who will fight to get answers and pursue a civil case on your behalf to hold people and corporations accountable for their actions. Please remember this post is for information only.
