Woman’s Suit Over Lyft Sexual Assault Partly Dismissed by Judge

Lyft succeeded in getting a federal judge to dismiss some claims from a woman seeking to hold the rideshare company responsible for an alleged sexual assault.

The pseudonymous woman—Jane Doe A.F.—said that one of Lyft’s drivers assaulted her during a trip. Her lawsuit said that the incident was one of many sexual assaults that occur on Lyft rides, and that her assault ran counter to Lyft’s advertised image as a safe platform, according to court documents from the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Judge Karen Spencer Marston dismissed without prejudice AF’s claims for negligent supervision and ...