The family of a slain Durham Uber driver has sued the company over allegations Uber failed to protect drivers from dangerous riders, attorneys said Wednesday.
Emmanuel Gbedee Sr., 57, was found dead in Johnston County early Jan. 12, 2025, hours after he left his Durham home, The News & Observer previously reported. Tray’vian Tre’vel Brown, 19, of Dunn is charged with first-degree murder and robbery with a dangerous weapon in his death; he was found incompetent to stand trial in September.
The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, alleges Uber and Rasier LLC, the company that managed Uber’s relationship with drivers, “failed to adopt available protections” for its drivers…