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• Sex Trafficking Lawsuit Claims Woman’s Abuse Was Ignored by Atlanta Hotel

  August 18, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A motel sex trafficking lawsuit claims Super 8 motel staff near Atlanta were paid to act as lookouts for law enforcement while she was trafficked there as a minor.

• Lawyers Propose Uber Passenger Sexual Assault Lawsuits for First MDL Trials

  August 14, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  The first two Uber passenger sexual assault lawsuits have been selected and will be prepared for a first trial in early December.

• Hundreds of Thousands of Uber Sexual Assaults Went Unreported for Years: NYT

  August 6, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  An investigative report reveals Uber failed to report hundreds of thousands of sexual assault incidents between 2017 and 2022.

• Motel Sex Trafficking Lawsuit Results in $40M Verdict for Survivor

  July 18, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal jury has ordered the owners of a Georgia motel to pay $40 million to a woman who says she was sex trafficked there as a teenager and repeatedly raped.

• Judge Rejects Uber’s Attempt To Dismiss All Driver Sex Assault Bellwether Lawsuits

  July 15, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has refused a request by the rideshare service to throw out a batch of Uber driver sex assault lawsuits selected for early trial dates

• Uber Faces Lawsuit Indicating Driver Raped Passenger After Using Wife’s Account

  July 10, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A lawsuit filed by a Florida woman says she was raped after an Uber driver's husband showed up behind the wheel.

• Uber Driver Background Check Materials Must Be Produced in Sexual Assault Lawsuits: Court

  June 17, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Third-party contractors have been ordered to turn over documents related to background checks on Uber drivers accused of sexually assaulting passengers.

• MDL Judge Updated on Uber Driver Sex Assault Lawsuit Status as Claims Top 2,800

  June 6, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  More than 2,800 Uber sexual assault lawsuits have been filed to date, as the parties continue to prepare the first wave of bellwether cases for early trial dates.

• Surge of Child Sex Abuse Lawsuits Overload Baltimore Court

  June 3, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Facing more than 1,250 child sexual abuse lawsuits, a Baltimore judge has placed litigation stemming from the Maryland Child Victims Act on hold while the court determines how to handle the deluge of claims.

• Uber Seeks To Transfer MDL Sexual Assault Lawsuits to Districts Where Attacks Occurred for Trial

  May 23, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  The MDL judge is being asked to transfer all Uber sexual assault lawsuits being prepared for early bellwether trials back to their originating states to go before local juries over claims the company failed to protect passengers from predatory drivers.