Court determined that Lyft must face product liability claims, even though the driver was working for the rideshare service under a false identity.
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.
Agreement resolves claims brought by a group of investors, but does not settle Lyft sexual assault lawsuits brought by any former passengers, who indicate they were attacked by drivers.
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
Lyft sexual assault lawsuit claims driver tried to lock the passenger in the back of the car while getting out to masturbate, exposing himself.
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.
