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.
Two more women have filed Lyft sexual assault lawsuits in the last month indicating they were attached by drivers due to a lack of passenger protections and background checks that could have prevented the incidents.
As part of the process for identifying the most representative Uber driver sexual assault lawsuits to prepare for early trial dates, plaintiffs will complete fact sheets outlining information about their attack and injuries.
Magistrate judge says Uber unnecessarily delayed turning over a list of government sexual assault investigations to plaintiffs as required by the Court.
Judge rejected a request by the rideshare company to stay all Uber driver sexual harassment and assault lawsuits, allowing pretrial proceeding to continue while an appeals court weighs whether the claims should remain in a federal MDL
Florida woman indicates that Lyft failed to take steps to protect passengers from known sexual predators, seeking to hold the rideshare company responsible after a Lyft driver attacked and raped her.
Lawyers for Uber have asked the U.S. District Judge presiding over the driver sexual assault lawsuits to set a cut off date for new claims to be filed in the federal MDL, which plaintiffs indicate is premature
Lawsuit alleges Uber is responsible for sexual assault by its drivers, since the rideshare service failed to conduct adequate background checks or employ other measures to protect passengers
Uber claims the driver sexual assault lawsuits involve too many different injuries, circumstances, state laws, and third-party contractors to be consolidated as part of one federal MDL for pretrial proceedings.
Plaintiff claims the service markets itself to young women as a safe way home, despite taking no measures to protect them from an Uber driver sexual assault.
