09:24 AM EDT, 04/21/2026 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with Uber's ( UBER ) response in the fourth and fifth paragraphs.)

Uber Technologies ( UBER ) has been ordered to pay $5,000 to a woman who claimed she had been sexually assaulted by an Uber ( UBER ) driver, Reuters reported Monday, citing a federal jury in North Carolina.

The woman claimed she faced the assault in March 2019 in Raleigh, North Carolina, according to Reuters.

The ride-hailing giant argued during the trial that it is a software company and not a common cab service that has a legal requirement to protect passengers under the state's law, Reuters said.

An Uber ( UBER ) spokesperson told MT Newswires in an email Tuesday that the jury's award "should further bring these cases back to reality, as it represents a tiny fraction of previous demands."

"That said, we believe the jury was once again incorrectly instructed on the question of liability and have strong grounds for appeal on that important point," the spokesperson said.

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