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.
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.
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
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.
Three woman have been selected to serve as co-lead counsel for all plaintiffs pursuing an Uber sexual assault lawsuits throughout the federal court system.
