Judge has largely adopted plaintiffs' proposal for selecting potential Uber sexual assault lawsuits that will be eligible to serve as early test cases in MDL.
New Mexico Attorney General indicates Snapchat has become the most prolific social media site in the world for child exploitation, trafficking and trading sexual content involving children.
As the litigation moves forward, Uber is being forced to turn over a trove of documents involving sexual harassment and assault claims against drivers, which has slowed down discovery proceedings.
Court will hold a status conference later this month to discuss the timeline for filing amended complaints with more individualized allegations of Uber driver sexual assaults, and renewed motions challenging these amended pleadings.
MDL Judge has ordered the Uber to turn over data regarding internal reports of driver sexual assaults and sexual misconduct between 2017 and 2020, in response to lawsuits being pursued by passengers who were attacked
Although judge certified an interlocutory appeal about whether passengers can participate in an MDL, the court rejected a request to stay of all pretrial proceedings in the Uber sexual assault lawsuits.
Judge says company's arguments against an Uber sexual assault MDL would interfere with the court's ability to efficiently manage the growing litigation.
The FBI issued a warning in 2022 about the increasing use of Uber and Lyft rideshare services to deliver children to adults for sexual exploitation, yet little has been done to prevent the sex trafficking of minors
Six motions seeking to dismiss Uber driver sexual assault lawsuits were filed by the rideshare service, claiming women attacked by drivers had failed to adequately file legitimate claims against the company.
Despite allegations raised in Uber sexual assault lawsuits filed by hundreds of individuals, the new safety features still do not allow riders to select the gender of their driver, and do not require cameras in Uber vehicles.
