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美国亚利桑那州凤凰城联邦法院陪审团当地时间2月5日裁定，优步需支付850万美元赔偿金，此前一名女性原告指控其19岁乘坐优步时遭司机性侵。以下是外媒报道。

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A federal jury in Phoenix ordered Uber on Thursday to pay $8.5 million after finding the company liable in a lawsuit brought by a woman who said she was sexually assaulted by a driver. The verdict could influence thousands of similar cases against the ride-hailing company.

周四，凤凰城联邦陪审团裁定优步在一起诉讼中负有责任，判决该公司支付850万美元赔偿金。该诉讼由一名女性乘客提起，她声称自己遭到优步司机性侵。该判决可能会影响针对这家网约车公司的数千起类似案件。

The case, brought by plaintiff Jaylynn Dean, was the first trial of more than 3,000 similar lawsuits against Uber that have been consolidated in US federal court. So-called bellwether trials are used to test legal theories and help gauge the value of claims for possible settlements.

此案由原告杰琳·迪恩（Jaylynn Dean）提起，是针对优步的3000多起类似诉讼合并到美国联邦法院后的首次审判。所谓的风向标审判用于检验法律理论，并有助于评估可能和解的索赔价值。

The jury found that the driver was an agent of Uber, holding the company responsible for his actions. They awarded Dean $8.5 million in compensatory damages but declined to award punitive damages. Attorneys for Dean had sought more than $140 million in damages.

陪审团认定涉事司机是优步的代理人，因此该公司应对其行为负责。陪审团判给迪恩850万美元的补偿性赔偿，但拒绝判处惩罚性赔偿。迪恩的律师此前曾索要超过1.4亿美元的赔偿。

In a statement, an Uber spokesperson noted that the jury rejected Dean’s other claims, that the company was negligent or that its safety systems were defective, adding that the company plans to appeal.

优步发言人在一份声明中指出，陪审团驳回了迪恩的其他指控，即该公司存在疏忽或安全系统存在缺陷，并补充说公司计划提起上诉。



相关表达

1 .bellwether n.征兆，风向标

释义：If you describe something as a bellwether, you mean that it is an indication of the way a situation is changing.

例：The Methodist church is viewed as a bellwether of U.S. attitudes in large part.

卫理公会派教堂在很大程度上被认为是美国立场的风向标。

2 .compensatory damages补偿性赔偿金

释义：In tort law, compensatory damages, also known as actual damages, are damages awarded by a court equivalent to the loss a party suffered.

例：She was also awarded nearly 17 million dollars in compensatory damages.

另外，她还获得了近1700万美元的损失赔偿。

3 .punitive damages惩罚性赔偿金

释义：Punitive damages or exemplary damages are damages intended to reform or deter the defendant and others from engaging in conduct similar to that which formed the basis of the lawsuit.

例：Punitive damages are the payment that a defendant found guilty of committing a wrong or offense is ordered to pay on top of compensatory damages.

惩罚性赔偿是被告被判犯有错误或罪行，除了补偿性损害赔偿之外，还被命令支付的款项。

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