You can plead the 5th in a civil case in the US, but depending on the jurisdiction the jury and judge may be allowed to hold that against you (which they are no

You can plead the 5th in a civil case in the US, but depending on the jurisdiction the jury and judge may be allowed to hold that against you (which they are not supposed to do in a criminal case). This is even more interesting because Levandowski is pleading the 5th, and Uber is asking for it to not be held against Uber.