Overview

• Bryan Kobel, a biotech CEO, filed a Charleston County suit alleging Uber negligently allowed a dangerous driver onto its platform.
• Surveillance video shows the driver head-butting and punching Kobel as he held his service dog outside a King Street restaurant in April.
• The driver, identified as 42-year-old Vadim Uliumdzhiev (also reported as Uliumdzhiev Vadim Nikolaevich), was arrested on assault and battery charges and released on a $10,000 bond.
• ICE placed an immigration hold on the driver, who was transferred to a federal processing center in Folkston, Georgia, according to records reported by local media.
• Kobel says he suffered a concussion and ongoing cognitive issues and claims Uber suspended then deactivated his account, while Uber condemned the violence and highlighted its background checks.