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Civil Litigation

Feb. 20, 2025

Uber moves to dismiss assault claims as plaintiffs disappear

Uber's attorneys moved to dismiss claims from 57 missing plaintiffs in a sexual assault MDL, disrupting the bellwether case selection as communication fails.

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A total of 57 plaintiffs in a multidistrict litigation against Uber went AWOL, and their law firm couldn't reach them to meet discovery deadlines, the rideshare company's attorneys claimed on Tuesday. Uber's counsel moved to dismiss those claims, but hundreds remain from plaintiffs who said they were sexually assaulted by Uber drivers.

The deadline for Uber and the group of firms representing some 1,700 plaintiffs to provide their respective lists of 10 bellwether case...

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