A Texas woman who was raped by an Uber driver in India in 2014 filed a lawsuit this week against three current and former Uber executives after reports surfaced claiming the individuals unlawfully discussed and shared her medical records, according to The New York Times.
Among those included in the lawsuit are Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, who took an indefinite leave of absence from his position earlier this week, and Eric Alexander, the former president of Uber's Asia-Pacific division.
The complaint alleges Mr. Alexander obtained the woman's medical records in India, carried them with him and shared them with the other two executives named in the lawsuit. The lawsuit accuses the three individuals of alleging the woman's rape "may have been part of a conspiracy hatched by a competing ride-hailing company or taxi company," according to the report.
The complaint also claims Uber still posses the woman's medical records. It is unclear how Mr. Alexander obtained the woman's records.
The woman, identified as Jane Doe, filed a lawsuit against the company in 2015. At the time, the company released a statement stating it was "working with police" as they investigated the incident, according to the report. Ms. Doe withdrew her lawsuit against the company in 2015 and entered into a private settlement with the rideshare company worth at least $3 million, sources familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.
Uber issued a statement on the lawsuit Thursday, stating: "No one should have to go through a horrific experience like this, and we're truly sorry that she's had to relive it over the last few weeks."
None of the three executives named in the lawsuit responded to The New York Times' requests for comment.