Uber Stay Request Denied in Federal Sexual Harassment Cases

Uber Technologies Inc. failed to convince a judge to stay hundreds of federal lawsuits accusing rideshare drivers of sexually assaulting passengers while an appeals court considers the order centralizing the cases in San Francisco.

Judge Charles R. Breyer of the US District Court for the Northern District of California rejected Uber’s request Friday. A US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit order reversing the US Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation’s centralization order would be unprecedented. Uber argues the JPML abused its discretion.

A total of 220 actions are pending in the MDL, 25 of which were transferred from other ...