Helping Survivors
Category: Rideshare Sexual Assault
A Colorado woman has filed a lawsuit alleging that Lyft failed to take reasonable passenger safety measures before she was sexually assaulted by a rideshare driver in August 2024….
The safety of student commuters is under intense scrutiny following the arrest of a rideshare driver in California. Law enforcement officials took a 34-year-old driver into custody after an…
As high school students across the country prepare for milestone events like prom, a legal filing in California has cast a shadow over the safety of popular rideshare services….
The intersection of digital platforms and physical safety has reached a critical flashpoint. A harrowing new lawsuit filed in late April 2026 alleges that a teenage girl was groomed…
A federal jury in Charlotte, North Carolina, recently awarded $5,000 in nominal damages to a woman who accused her Uber driver of sexually assaulting her at the end of…
Uber announced Monday that it is expanding a feature across the United States that allows women riders and drivers to be matched with other women. The update, called “Women…
Uber is set to revise its background check policies for drivers in response to a 2025 New York Times investigation that exposed significant gaps in the company’s vetting practices,…
Despite ongoing sexual assault lawsuits against Lyft calling into question the rideshare company’s safety policies, Lyft has recently created an additional service targeted at riders aged 13-17. The goal…
A Colorado woman has filed a federal lawsuit against Lyft, alleging that one of the company’s drivers sexually assaulted her after a ride in 2024. The suit, filed on…
Two major ride-sharing companies, Uber and Lyft, are now facing class action lawsuits filed by male drivers, alleging discrimination related to new features that allow passengers to request female…
A petition was filed to consolidate Lyft cases into a multi-district litigation (MDL), similar to the current Uber MDL. At the time of filing the petition on Oct. 6,…
A 22-year-old man from Gary, Indiana, has been arrested and charged with a misdemeanor after allegedly exposing himself to an Uber driver during a ride on October 6. The…
On September 24, 2025, the House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform sent a letter to Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, requesting a briefing to address discrepancies in…
A federal lawsuit filed in Nashville, Tennessee, claims Uber’s negligence in safeguarding its drivers led to the sexual assault of a female driver. The lawsuit, filed after an incident…
As of September 2025, Lyft is rolling out enhanced safety measures to protect passengers, including new tools such as real-time location sharing, audio recording, and more robust background checks….
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