Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Dec. 2, 2025
Uber seeks tighter controls after sealed information leak sparks court scrutiny
Thirty-three law firms deny responsibility for a leak of sealed records in Uber's sexual assault litigation as Judge Ethan Schulman weighs the company's failed bid to halt discovery amid ongoing confidentiality concerns.
At least 33 law firms have denied they are responsible for a media leak of court-sealed information in the sprawling sexual assault litigation of some 700 cases against Uber.
San Francisco Superior Court Judge Ethan P. Schulman had ordered every current or former law firm associated with the mass tort - which Uber claimed amounted to 41 -- to provide certification that they conducted a "reasonable investigation" as to whether any staff member with access to case documen...
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