Lyft seeks to clip consolidated sexual assault suits
Source Scout · Courthouse News Service reports: The ride-hailing company took its first stab at curtailing the claims in the MDL proceeding that includes about 136 individual lawsuits. (CN) — Lyft Inc. asked a federal judge on Wednesday to dismiss part of the claims by riders who say they were sexually assaulted by drivers they were matched with through the ride-hailing company’s app. District Judge Rita Lin didn’t rule at the hearing in San Francisco on Lyft’s motion to dismiss claims in the so-called multi-district litigation, which has consolidated about 136 federal lawsuits from across the U.S. for pretrial proceedings.