Abernathy et al v. Doordash, Inc.

  1. February 28, 2020

    Gibson Dunn Helped Craft Arbitration Provider's Rules

    The arbitration provider International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution let Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP help craft rules for handling mass employment claims that its client DoorDash then tried to foist on drivers during an ongoing misclassification lawsuit, according to emails recently unsealed by a California federal judge.

  2. February 10, 2020

    Alsup Blasts DoorDash's 'Hypocrisy,' Orders 5K Arbitrations

    U.S. District Judge William Alsup on Monday ordered DoorDash to individually arbitrate employment misclassification claims brought by more than 5,000 food couriers, denying its request to pause the proceedings and slamming the company's "hypocrisy" in requiring workers to sign arbitration agreements and then seeking classwide litigation.

  3. January 17, 2020

    DoorDash Says $39M Deal Should Halt Courier Cases

    DoorDash has asked a California federal judge to hit pause on a consolidated suit accusing the app-based food delivery company of misclassifying thousands of couriers while a state court decides whether to approve a $39 million settlement in a similar case that would purportedly cover nearly all the federal claimants.

  4. November 18, 2019

    Drivers Say DoorDash Circumventing Arbitration Rules

    More than 2,200 DoorDash couriers have accused the app-based food delivery company of stonewalling their individual arbitrations by trying to force new terms on them that upend the arbitration procedure they already agreed to and violates ethics rules, according to California federal court filings.