Both Uber and Lyft have publicly acknowledged thousands of sexual assaults committed by their drivers in recent years. Many more incidents go unreported. Survivors — and people injured in serious rideshare accidents — are pursuing claims against both companies, alleging negligent driver screening, inadequate in-app safety features, and corporate decisions that prioritized growth over passenger safety. A federal multidistrict litigation consolidating sexual-assault cases is advancing in the Northern District of California.
A combination of internal company data, federal MDL consolidation, and survivor testimony has made rideshare safety one of the most active areas of personal-injury law.
Uber's own published safety reports disclosed nearly 6,000 sexual assault incidents over a two-year period. Lyft has reported similar numbers. Survivors allege that the companies' background checks failed to flag known offenders, that in-app safety features were inadequate, and that complaints were too often dismissed or buried.
Cases brought by survivors have been consolidated into a federal multidistrict litigation. Settlements and verdicts are still ahead, but the legal framework for these claims is now well-established — and survivors are no longer alone.
Rideshare drivers are involved in serious crashes daily. Insurance coverage in rideshare accidents is unusually complex — drivers carry personal policies, the companies carry contingent commercial coverage, and which applies depends on what the driver was doing at the moment of the crash. Untangling that takes experienced rideshare attorneys.
Internal documents and former-employee testimony have revealed both companies' awareness of repeat-offender drivers and pressure to prioritize ride volume over safety review. Those facts are at the core of the negligence and failure-to-warn theories driving the litigation.
You may have a claim if any of the following apply to you or a loved one:
Not sure if your situation qualifies? Request a free, confidential review or call +1 (530) 349-7939.
We work with firms in the federal rideshare MDL — attorneys who understand the corporate defendants, the insurance layers, and the survivor-centered legal strategies that win these cases.
Survivors of rideshare assault deserve to be met with care, not a script. Our intake team is trained to take your history in confidence and at the pace you choose.
Rideshare claims are handled on contingency. You pay no upfront costs and no attorney fees unless your case results in a settlement or verdict.
Settlements pay for therapy, lost wages, and medical care — and force the rideshare companies to take passenger safety seriously. We're focused on results.
It takes less than two minutes. There's no obligation. If your case qualifies, we'll connect you directly with an attorney handling rideshare claims.
