Torts/Personal Injury
Oct. 16, 2026
Judge questions Lyft's reliance on 2017 safety ruling in sexual assault litigation
A federal judge questioned whether a nine-year-old regulatory decision shields Lyft from negligence claims brought by passengers who allege they were sexually assaulted by drivers.
A federal judge questioned Wednesday whether a 2017 California Public Utilities Commission decision approving Lyft's background-check procedures shields the rideshare company from negligence claims brought by passengers who allege they were sexually assaulted by drivers.
During a hearing in San Francisco, U.S. District Judge Rita F. Lin pressed Lyft's attorney, David Randall J. Riskin of Williams & Connolly, on whether the nine-year-old regulatory decision precludes the...
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