Uber Technologies Inc. dodged negligence claims for failing to take steps to prevent its identifying decals from being used to lure a sexual assault victim after a federal judge dismissed two of three causes of action Friday in a case brought by a Jane Doe rape survivor.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley of the Northern District of California threw out the June complaint’s claim that Doe’s assault, battery and false imprisonment occurred as a result of her belief that the driver was employed by Uber, or acted as an “ostensible agent” of the company. The man, who had been booted off the platform for misconduct, used a decal to pose as Doe’s safe ride. The judge also tossed out claims that, as a transporter of people and goods, Uber had a higher standard of care under the common carrier doctrine.

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