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More than 1,600 sexual assault cases against Uber merged in far-reaching court ruling
Uber said that the fine print in its terms of use barred riders from joining mass lawsuits. The 9th Circuit said no way.
Uber Fails to Break Up Mass of Passenger Sexual Assault Lawsuits
Uber Technologies Inc. lost its bid before a San Francisco federal appeals court to split up over a thousand lawsuits from riders who allege they were sexually assaulted by drivers for the rideshare app.
Uber driver accused of sexually assaulting passenger in Miami, police say
An Uber driver accused of sexually assaulting a female passenger appeared in bond court Monday after his arrest over the weekend, authorities said. Yaroslandys Romero, 35, is charged with sexual battery,
Uber at fault for sex trafficking of Georgia child, lawsuit says
Uber has just been sued by a Butts County mother who says its driver picked up her 14-year-old daughter alone from a deserted gas station at 1:40 a.m. and drove her more than 30 miles to the Jonesboro home of a man who drugged and repeatedly raped her over four days.
Uber driver accused of sexually battering a woman on Dolphin Expressway in Miami: FHP
An Uber driver took advantage of a woman customer — forcing her to touch and perform a sexual act on him — on the side of the Dolphin Expressway late Sunday night, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Uber sex assault claims stay consolidated
Uber did not secure a writ of mandamus from the Ninth Circuit, which upheld the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation’s order consolidating riders’ sexual assault claims against Uber for the alleged behavior of drivers who work for the rideshare app.
STL law firm scores victory against Lyft in wrongful death case
The lawsuit alleges Lyft knows its drivers face a very high risk of assault but failed to take reasonable steps to protect them from that risk.
Lyft Must Face Negligence, Product Liability Claims Over Fatal Carjacking, State Court Rules
The ruling differs from recent federal precedent on the liability of rideshare services, such as U.S. District Judge Stephen ...
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Uber inks deal with powerful union, upending talks over a city rideshare ordinance
Ride-hailing giant Uber has signed a neutrality agreement with a politically powerful union, a surprise move that has the ...
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New bill sets out security requirements for ride share companies
Companies like Lyft and Uber would have to track and report violent incidents, and do more to ensure the person behind the ...
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Uber, Lyft, or DiDi Global: Which Rideshare Stock Takes the Fast Lane to Investor Returns?
Didi also ranks between Uber and Lyft in valuation ... fined the company $1.2 billion and are currently facing a lawsuit saying it defrauded investors by concealing information.
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Unions waging turf battle to organize Uber and Lyft drivers
As they fight against a Chicago rideshare ordinance, Uber and Lyft have found themselves in the middle of a battle between ...
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Uber Claims Transparency Law Complicates Rides and Takes Away Driver Perks — but Does It?
“If Lyft can do it, I believe Uber can too ... “Otherwise, this info will be available in your trip history.” In the lawsuit, Uber had warned it could take “about a dozen seconds ...
Lawsuit claims Uber was negligent, allowed teen to be taken to her alleged attacker 30 miles away from home
The complaint alleges a man used the Uber app, paid for a ride for the teen to be picked up and to be taken to his home "for ...