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• 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.

• 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.

• More than 2,600 Uber Sexual Harassment and Assault Lawsuits Pending in MDL, California

  August 29, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  The rideshare service now faces at least 2,600 sexual harassment and assault lawsuits filed by Uber passengers nationwide who say the company did little to prevent attacks by sexually predatory drivers.

• Judge Dismisses Some Uber Driver Sexual Assault Lawsuit Claims Under Texas and California Law, Allowing Plaintiffs to File Amended Complaints

  August 19, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Court indicates the complaints fail to include individualized allegations necessary to establish causation and survive motion to dismiss. However, plaintiffs were given leave to amend complaints and the court will discuss timeline for the filing and challenging of amended complaints at a conference later this month.

• 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.