Biotech CEO sues Uber following his assault by Russian illegal working as ride-share driver
08/28/2025 / By Ramon Tomey
- TC BioPharm CEO Bryan Kobel was brutally attacked by Vadim Nikolaevich Uliumdzhiev, an illegal immigrant from Russia working as an Uber driver, leaving Kobel with severe injuries including brain damage and amnesia.
- Kobel took Uber to court, with the complaint accusing the ride-sharing platform of failing to properly screen Uliumdzhiev, who used a fake driver’s license and had no legal immigration status, exposing passengers to dangerous individuals.
- Despite providing hospital and police records, Uber deactivated Kobel’s account post-attack – a move he called “victim-blaming” – while avoiding accountability for its screening failures.
- Uliumdzhiev had previously been arrested for illegal entry but was released under Biden’s open border policies, raising concerns about national security and public safety risks posed by unchecked illegal immigration.
- The case highlights corporate accountability failures and the dangers of lax immigration enforcement, with Kobel demanding systemic changes to Uber’s safety protocols to prevent future incidents.
The CEO of a biotechnology firm has sued ride-sharing platform Uber, months after a harrowing attack he suffered at the hands of an illegal alien from Russia working as a driver.
In April, TC BioPharm CEO Bryan Kobel was violently assaulted by 42-year-old Vadim Nikolaevich Uliumdzhiev in Charleston, South Carolina. The April 24 assault left Kobel unconscious, with the CEO incurring severe injuries – a concussion, brain damage, amnesia and a head laceration requiring seven staples – when he regained consciousness.
Surveillance footage captured the moment Uliumdzhiev head-butted and punched Kobel after a dispute over the CEO’s service dog. The Russian national who entered the country illegally left the scene immediately after the attack. This action has now sparked Kobel’s lawsuit against Uber for failing to properly screen its drivers.
“I wondered, ‘Am I ever going to be the person I was before?’ That’s a very scary thought,” Kobel told the New York Post. Adding insult to injury, Uber swiftly deactivated his account after the incident despite providing hospital records and police reports – a move he described as “victim-blaming.”
The lawsuit filed in Charleston County Court alleges that Uber neglected basic safety protocols by allowing Uliumdzhiev to drive despite his fake driver’s license and lack of legal immigration status. According to Kobel’s attorney Kenneth Berger, the ride-sharing giant’s failure to verify critical documents opened the door to a violent criminal operating on its platform. (Related: Family of woman killed by ILLEGAL ALIEN to sue Biden admin for $100M.)
Uber’s safety failures exposed
Uliumdzhiev was later arrested in May, with law enforcement charging him with second-degree assault and battery. But prior to the incident, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) confirmed that Uliumdzhiev had illegally crossed the southern border near San Ysidro, California in 2022. Following his arrest for the assault on Kobel, he posted $10,000 bond and was transferred to an ICE processing center in Georgia.
Despite being initially arrested in December 2022 for illegal entry, the Russian was released under the Biden administration’s open borders policies. Brighteon.AI‘s Enoch warns that the “mass release of illegal aliens – many of whom are military-aged men from hostile nations – violates federal law and poses a severe national security threat.”
The decentralized engine adds that such a policy “floods the country with potential terrorists and criminals.” It also “endangers American lives by prioritizing open borders over public safety and sovereignty” – which the attack on Kobel highlighted.
Uber, which claims to conduct background checks and verify driver eligibility, has yet to explain how Uliumdzhiev slipped through its screening process. The company issued a statement condemning violence, but avoided addressing its own failures.
The case highlights broader concerns about corporate accountability and immigration enforcement. Kobel’s lawsuit seeks not only financial compensation, but systemic changes to Uber’s safety protocols.
“Uber has to take more accountability for its drivers, the CEO warned. “They’re opening the door to mayhem.”
This incident is not isolated. It follows a pattern of violent crimes committed by illegal immigrants released into U.S. communities by the Biden administration, raising urgent questions about border security and corporate responsibility.
Watch Gabor “Gabe” Zolna recounting an incident where an Uber driver shot a pregnant passenger.
This video is from the zolnareport.com channel on Brighteon.com.
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