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The
girl, Sofia Liu, died after she, her younger brother and their
mother were hit by a car in a San Francisco cross-walk on New
Year's Eve in 2013. At the time of the crash, the driver was
logged on to the Uber X smartphone app and was available to
provide rides, the lawsuit said.
Liu's family asked the court to keep terms of the settlement
with Uber confidential, court filings showed, citing the privacy
of her brother.
"The settlement is confidential and the family will only say
that while nothing will ever bring Sofia back, they are grateful
to the American Judicial System for providing them a way to
resolve the legal issues raised by Sofia's death," Christopher
Dolan, attorney for the Liu family, said in a statement.
Uber said in a statement, "The Lius suffered a terrible tragedy
and our hearts go out to them. While we cannot ease their pain,
we do hope that this settlement helps the family move forward."
Uber is a well known sharing-economy company operating in 57
countries with an estimated value of more than $40 billion.
It has generated controversy and in some places opposition. Uber
is involved in several legal proceedings to determine if its
drivers are independent contractors or employees entitled to
benefits.
That debate spilled into U.S. presidential politics this week,
with Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton saying
on-demand companies raise "hard questions" about workplace
protection and what a good job will look like in the future.
On Tuesday, a Clinton aide said she had no problem with Uber,
but rather questions about what such business models mean for
workers.
The case in San Francisco Superior Court is Ang Liang Liu et al.
vs. Uber Technologies et al., 14-536979.
(Reporting by Dan Levine; Editing by Christian Plumb and Cynthia
Osterman)
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