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• 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 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.

• 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.

• MDL Judge Selects 6 Uber Driver Assault Lawsuits for First Wave of Bellwether Trials

  May 7, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Six Uber sexual assault lawsuits have been selected by a federal judge to serve as the first wave of bellwether trials, to test how juries may respond to evidence that will be repeated throughout thousands of similar claims.

• Uber Lawsuit Over Driver Sexually Assaulting Passenger To Go Before Jury in December 2025

  April 28, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has announced that he will hold five "waves" of Uber lawsuit bellwether trials, with the first claim to go before juries in December.

• Judge Urged To Consolidate Multiple Uber Sexual Assault Lawsuits for First Bellwether Trial

  April 9, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has been asked by survivors of Uber sexual assaults to have the first bellwether trial involve multiple plaintiffs, to help gauge how juries may respond to evidence that will be repeated throughout more than 1,900 similar claims.

• Uber Sex Abuse Lawsuits Selected for Bellwether Discovery and Test Trials in MDL

  February 26, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Parties involved in Uber sex abuse lawsuits have proposed 20 cases that could serve as potential bellwether lawsuits, each charging the rideshare service with failing to protect passengers from sexual assaults by drivers.

• Group of 20 Uber Driver Sexual Assault Lawsuits Will Be Prepared for Bellwether Trials in Dec. 2025

  December 30, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Plaintiffs and defendants have each been directed to select 10 Uber driver sexual assault lawsuits to serve as potential bellwether trials by February 14, 2025, which will then go through case-specific discovery to prepare for early test trials.

• Snapchat Lawsuit Alleges Social Media Platform Promotes Child Sexual Exploitation

  September 16, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  The New Mexico Attorney General has filed a lawsuit against the operators of Snapchat, saying that child sexual exploitation, trafficking and trading of sexual content involving children is rampant on the video and picture trading app.