The woman’s family could sue, claiming Uber’s self-driving technology was to blame. While any jury would likely weigh her actions, under Arizona law, the company may still have to pay, according to David Logan, a law professor in Rhode Island. The state required defendants – even those found minimally at fault – to pay a commensurate percentage of the damages, Logan said. Any claim over the death is likely to be settled, said Carl Tobias, a law professor at the University of Richmond. Uber executives “don’t want to litigate this, given all the bad publicity that flows from it,” he said.

Source: The Star March 21, 2018 08:26 UTC