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• Lyft Sexual Assault Lawsuit Alleges Problems With Predatory Drivers Were Known for Years

  September 25, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Rideshare company Lfyt faces a sexual assault lawsuit from a Georgia woman who says a driver exposed himself after she ordered a ride home from a babysitting job.

• 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.

• 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.

• Despite Supposed Safeguards, Report Indicates Uber and Lyft Are Being Used in Sex Trafficking of Minors

  May 7, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A new report indicates Uber and Lyft have been linked to a number of instances where adults used the rideshare service to deliver children to them for sexual abuse and human trafficking.

• Lawsuit Claims Lyft Faces “Sexual Predator Crisis” Amid Reports of Drivers Attacking Passengers

  April 30, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A lawsuit filed by a Maryland woman claims Lyft has failed to put proper protections in place to protect passengers, despite signs many of its drivers are sexual predators.

• Lyft Lawsuits Allege Passengers Are Being Sexually Assaulted by Drivers, Due To Failure of the Rideshare Service to Enact Safety Measures

  April 2, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Lyft is facing a growing number of lawsuits by passengers claiming they were sexually assaulted by drivers due to poor safety practices.

• Lyft Sexual Assault Lawsuit Filed Over Failure to Prevent Predators from Raping, Attacking Women

  January 29, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A Lyft sexual assault lawsuit claims a driver violently raped a Florida woman, resulting in pregnancy and a child.

• Open Recalls Impact Many Uber, Lyft Rideshare Vehicles On U.S. Roadways: GAO Report

  June 20, 2023

  Stephanie Yanovich

  A GAO report warns that many rideshare vehicles, like Uber and Lyft, are operating with unrepaired recalls which may put vehicle occupants at risk.

• Drunk Driving Accident Rates Lowered by Ride-Sharing Services : Study

  July 13, 2022

  Martha Garcia

  A new study likes the use of ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft to a decrease in drunk driving rates.

• Texas Passes Law To Make It Harder to File Auto Accident Lawsuits Against Delivery, Rideshare And Truck Drivers

  September 29, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  A new Texas law prevents victims of truck or auto accidents from filing lawsuits against trucking, delivery and rideshare companies unless they can prove gross negligence.