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• Judge Urged To Consolidate Multiple Uber Sexual Assault Lawsuits for First Bellwether Trial

  April 9, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has been asked by survivors of Uber sexual assaults to have the first bellwether trial involve multiple plaintiffs, to help gauge how juries may respond to evidence that will be repeated throughout more than 1,900 similar claims.

• Uber Sex Abuse Lawsuits Selected for Bellwether Discovery and Test Trials in MDL

  February 26, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Parties involved in Uber sex abuse lawsuits have proposed 20 cases that could serve as potential bellwether lawsuits, each charging the rideshare service with failing to protect passengers from sexual assaults by drivers.

• Group of 20 Uber Driver Sexual Assault Lawsuits Will Be Prepared for Bellwether Trials in Dec. 2025

  December 30, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Plaintiffs and defendants have each been directed to select 10 Uber driver sexual assault lawsuits to serve as potential bellwether trials by February 14, 2025, which will then go through case-specific discovery to prepare for early test trials.

• Lyft Lawsuit Over Rape by Fraudulent Driver Cleared To Move Forward, Involving Claims App Is a Defective Product

  November 12, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Court rejected a motion to dismiss the Lyft sexual assault lawsuit, allowing product liability claims to move forward that were brought by a woman who says she was raped while receiving a ride from a driver, who used a fake identity to work for the company.

• More than 2,600 Uber Sexual Harassment and Assault Lawsuits Pending in MDL, California

  August 29, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  The rideshare service now faces at least 2,600 sexual harassment and assault lawsuits filed by Uber passengers nationwide who say the company did little to prevent attacks by sexually predatory drivers.

• Judge Dismisses Some Uber Driver Sexual Assault Lawsuit Claims Under Texas and California Law, Allowing Plaintiffs to File Amended Complaints

  August 19, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Court indicates the complaints fail to include individualized allegations necessary to establish causation and survive motion to dismiss. However, plaintiffs were given leave to amend complaints and the court will discuss timeline for the filing and challenging of amended complaints at a conference later this month.

• Lyft Settlement Over Sexual Assaults By Drivers Results in Reforms to Address Safety Problems

  July 30, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Lyft has reached a preliminary settlement to resolve an investor lawsuit alleging the company failed to inform shareholders of problems with sexual assaults by drivers, requiring the company to put in place new reforms to protect passengers.

• Uber Driver Sexual Assaults and Misconduct Reports Must Be Disclosed in Lawsuit Discovery

  July 24, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal magistrate judge is forcing Uber to hand over potentially hundreds of thousands of incident files involving reports of passengers who suffered sexual misconduct or sexual assault at the hands of the rideshare service's drivers.

• Uber Can Immediately Appeal Ruling That Cleared Passenger Sexual Assault Lawsuits in MDL

  June 27, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has ruled that Uber sexual assault lawsuits will move forward as part of a multidistrict litigation, while Uber seeks to have the creation of the MDL overturned due to a "non-consolidation clause" it required users of its rideshare service to sign.

• Uber Sexual Assault MDL Will Proceed, After Judge Rejects Motion to Breakup Centralization Due to Rideshare App’s Terms of Service

  May 24, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has rejected arguments by Uber that customers opted out of being involved in coordinated court proceedings when they signed the app's Terms of Service.