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.
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit rejected Uber’s argument that the terms of use agreement for its app prohibit passengers from engaging in “coordinated” or “consolidated” lawsuits against the company.
The lawsuits were consolidated in the US District Court for the Northern District of California in 2023 by a federal judicial body that determines whether nationwide lawsuits with similar facts and allegations should ...
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