
Judge Tells Uber to ‘Change Its Attitude’ Toward Settlement
A federal judge is pressing Uber to make more progress toward settlement as 4,588 passenger sexual assault lawsuits remain pending in the federal MDL.

A federal judge is pressing Uber to make more progress toward settlement as 4,588 passenger sexual assault lawsuits remain pending in the federal MDL.

xAI has sued users accused of creating sexualized images of children with Grok as the company faces lawsuits from alleged victims. The cases could help determine how responsibility for AI-generated sexual abuse is divided between users and technology companies.

A new lawsuit alleges an adult predator used Robux to groom a teenage boy through Roblox before moving communications to Discord. The case comes as Roblox also fights another child-safety lawsuit over whether terms accepted by a young user require private arbitration.

Thirteen former Oregon Youth Authority employees say agency leaders received years of warnings about a physician now accused of sexually abusing young men in state custody.

A new lawsuit alleging sexual abuse in San Bernardino County juvenile detention facilities follows an earlier case brought by 136 former detainees and adds to growing scrutiny of alleged institutional failures spanning decades.

The latest lawsuit against former Cincinnati Children’s physician Howard Saal alleges medically unnecessary examinations and photography and raises questions about whether hospital safeguards failed to protect young patients.

A landmark ruling requiring Meta to change how Facebook and Instagram protect children comes as states, school districts and families across the country pursue lawsuits over alleged harms to young users.

A New York Times investigation found that Uber’s lawyers questioned sexual assault survivors about clothing, earlier trauma and other private matters while defending the company against thousands of lawsuits.

Uber is asking a Texas federal judge to block punitive damages in the next bellwether trial in the federal litigation involving thousands of individual sexual assault lawsuits against the company.

Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin has sued Roblox and Discord, alleging the platforms misled parents about child safety and failed to use stronger safeguards such as meaningful age verification and parental consent.

A new shareholder lawsuit accuses Uber’s board and leadership of failing to address rider safety concerns tied to driver sexual assault allegations. The case comes as Uber faces more than 3,000 federal lawsuits, hundreds of state court cases, and two plaintiff verdicts in early bellwether trials.

Uber and California trial attorneys have reached a proposed deal that includes new rideshare safety standards aimed at preventing sexual misconduct, as Uber continues to face thousands of sexual assault claims in federal court.

Bucks County officials have expanded a federal lawsuit against major social media and technology companies, adding Roblox, Discord, X and Meta to allegations that online platforms failed to protect children from exploitation, grooming and harmful design practices.

A new nationwide survey found that nearly 3 in 5 women have felt unsafe during a rideshare trip, as Uber and Lyft face growing sexual assault litigation.

Uber’s appeal of a Charlotte sexual assault verdict is more than a fight over $5,000. It is another test of whether the rideshare giant can be held responsible when passengers say drivers assaulted them during rides.