July 09, 2025
The California federal judge overseeing multidistrict litigation accusing Uber Technologies Inc. of failing to prevent drivers from sexually assaulting passengers has partially granted the ride-share company's bid to dismiss 20 bellwether cases.
July 07, 2025
The social media addiction multidistrict litigation against the biggest tech companies and a U.S. Supreme Court case regarding state medical malpractice lawsuit requirements are among the cases injury and malpractice attorneys will be following closely in the second half of 2025.
May 19, 2025
Uber has asked a California federal judge to move various bellwether trials in multidistrict litigation accusing the rideshare company of failing to prevent drivers from sexually assaulting passengers to the federal districts where the alleged incidents occurred, citing the forum selection clause in its terms of use.
October 09, 2024
A California federal magistrate judge ruled Tuesday that Uber can't claw back a "safety criteria" document it accidentally produced in multidistrict litigation accusing the transportation company of failing to prevent drivers from sexually assaulting passengers, saying the document wasn't privileged since it wasn't created for legal advice purposes.
August 15, 2024
A California federal judge on Thursday threw out the majority of claims from California and Texas Uber riders in multidistrict litigation that aims to hold the ride-hailing company liable for their sexual assaults; however, the judge gave the plaintiffs the opportunity to amend those claims.
August 06, 2024
A D.C. federal judge on Tuesday directed the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network to produce documents in response to a subpoena seeking information about the anti-sexual violence organization's work with Uber Technologies Inc. as part of multidistrict litigation in California over the sexual assault of Uber passengers.
July 10, 2024
A California federal judge has ordered Uber Technologies Inc. to turn over data it collected underpinning safety reports in multidistrict litigation over sexual assault of passengers, but said the ride-hailing company need not turn over information on safety incidents that did not involve sexual misconduct or assault.
June 07, 2024
Uber urged a California federal judge Friday to toss the majority of claims from plaintiffs in California and Texas in multidistrict litigation seeking to hold the ride-hailing company liable for drivers' sexual assaults, saying it can't be held responsible for the actions of individual drivers under those state's laws.
April 02, 2024
Uber urged a California federal court Monday to toss Texas plaintiffs' claims in the multidistrict litigation seeking to hold the ride-hailing company liable for drivers' sexual assault, saying it can't be held responsible for the actions of individual drivers under Texas law.
February 29, 2024
Uber is playing a "cat and mouse game" by withholding documents related to government probes of the ride-hailing company over sexual assaults despite a court order to produce them, a lawyer for sex assault victims in the multidistrict litigation told a California federal magistrate judge Thursday.