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In re: Uber Technologies, Inc., Passenger Sexual Assault Litigation

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Case Number:

3:23-md-03084

Court:

California Northern

Nature of Suit:

Assault Libel & Slander

Multi Party Litigation:

Multi-district Litigation

Judge:

Charles R. Breyer

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  1. April 16, 2026

    Meta, Uber Verdicts Top Product Liability Trials

    This year has brought major courtroom setbacks for tech platforms and app companies. Juries issued headline-making verdicts against Meta and Google over claims their platforms harm young users, while Uber lost its first federal bellwether trial over driver assaults and now faces a second sexual assault case.

  2. April 16, 2026

    From Hospital Bed, Ex-Uber Driver Denies Sexual Assault

    A former Uber driver denied sexually assaulting a North Carolina woman in a video deposition taken from his hospital bed, telling jurors in a Charlotte courtroom on Thursday that he has no memory of the passenger who is suing the ride-share giant over the alleged incident.

  3. April 15, 2026

    NC Passenger Tells Jury Of 'Disgusting' Uber Driver Assault

    A North Carolina woman recounted for a federal jury on Wednesday how an Uber driver sexually assaulted her in 2019, rebuffing the ride-hailing giant's suggestion that the incident never occurred and describing how she felt "grossed out," "horrified" and "terrified."

  4. April 13, 2026

    Uber Says Driver Deactivation Not Proof Of Sex Assault

    On the eve of jury selection in a bellwether trial in multidistrict litigation against Uber over alleged sexual assaults, the ride-share company is asking a North Carolina federal court to exclude an offer of proof purporting to cast a driver's deactivation as an admission from Uber that an alleged sexual assault occurred.

  5. April 10, 2026

    Uber Had 'Non-Delegable Duty,' Judge Finds In Assault MDL

    Uber is a "common carrier" and thus it owed a "non-delegable duty" to safely transport a woman who alleged that a driver on its platform sexually assaulted her, a California federal judge ruled Friday, rejecting the ride-hailing company's contention that it doesn't carry passengers but merely connects them to others who independently provide transportation.

  6. April 10, 2026

    Uber Wants NC Jury To Hear Rider's Mental Health History

    Uber wants to be able to bring up a passenger's mental health history during a sexual assault trial to discredit her damages theory, saying the jury should be able to evaluate her alleged emotional distress in the context of her preexisting conditions.

  7. April 09, 2026

    Rider Blasts Uber Bid To Admit Atty Ads In NC Bellwether Trial

    Uber should not be allowed to introduce evidence that a rider in North Carolina saw attorney advertisements before she sued the ride-hailing giant claiming she was sexually harassed by her driver, the passenger said, arguing it has "no relevance to any issue" in her upcoming trial.

  8. April 07, 2026

    Uber Says Atty Ads To Rider Admissible In NC Bellwether Trial

    Uber wants to introduce evidence at an upcoming bellwether trial in multidistrict litigation for alleged passenger sexual assaults that a North Carolina plaintiff was exposed to advertisements from attorneys before she sued, saying the evidence goes to her credibility.

  9. April 02, 2026

    Uber Fights Common Carrier Tentative Ahead Of NC Bellwether

    Uber on Thursday urged a California federal judge overseeing multidistrict litigation for alleged passenger sexual assaults to reverse his tentative decision that it's a "common carrier" with a duty to ensure passenger safety, a finding that could hamstring the ride-hailing giant in an upcoming North Carolina bellwether trial.

  10. March 27, 2026

    Uber Again Says It's A Tech Co., Not A Transportation Provider

    Uber is once again fighting efforts to frame it as a transportation provider that owes a duty of safety to passengers, telling the California federal court overseeing multidistrict litigation over sexual assault liability that it only operates a technology platform.