Lyft Passenger Sexual Assault Litigation

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Lieff Cabraser Partner Tiseme Zegeye

If you have suffered sexual assault or harassment by a Lyft driver in connection with an Lyft ride, we strongly encourage you to contact Tiseme Zegeye, a partner at Lieff Cabraser today about your legal rights and potential recovery. You can call us toll-free at 1 800 541-7358, or use the secure form on this page. There is no charge or obligation for our review of your case, and any information you provide will be held in the strictest confidence.

Reports about sexual assault and harassment in connection with Lyft rides have appeared in all major news outlets across the U.S., and the count of rideshare-related sexual abuse incidents keeps growing. Almost 2,000 individuals have chosen to hold Lyft accountable by filing suit against the company.

In February 2026, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued an order centralizing In re: Lyft, Inc., Passenger Sexual Assault Litigation (MDL No. 3171) before Judge Lin in the Northern District of California. Plaintiffs allege that Lyft failed to implement appropriate safety precautions to protect passengers and misled plaintiffs into believing Lyft provided safe rides, and that plaintiffs suffered sexual assault or harassment at the hands of Lyft drivers as a result. Plaintiffs bring various claims against Lyft, including vicarious liability, negligence, misrepresentation, failure to warn, and product liability claims.

Similar passenger sexual assault litigation is pending against Uber in a MDL also in the Northern District of California. In February 2026, the first bellwether trial resulted in the jury finding Uber liable for the actions of a driver and awarded the courageous plaintiff $8.5 million in damages.

No one should suffer unwanted sexual advances, especially not in the restricted and remote space of a rideshare vehicle. If you or a family member have had this kind of experience, we can work together to advocate for change. This litigation seeks to force improvements to rideshare practices to safely protect all passengers from sexual assault and harassment.

Survivor’s Rights Lawyers at Lieff Cabraser

Lieff Cabraser represents survivors across the U.S. who have been victimized by sexual violence and sexual abuse. We treat every client with care, respect, and compassion as we bring our comprehensive legal skills forward on each case. We have a dedicated team of lawyers, nurse consultants, and paralegals experienced in working with and listening to survivors who work individually with every client in every case to see that justice is won.

Our firm’s survivor’s rights cases include those on behalf of dozens of Uber passengers who have suffered sexual assault or harassment at the hands of Uber drivers, students abused by the university gynecologist at USC ($215 million settlement and sweeping university reforms) as well as cases against the NCAA, the University of Michigan, the Hotchkiss School in Connecticut and the Branson School in California, as well as work in J.B. v. G6 Hospitality LLC, Huntington Hospital in Pasadena, California, and Doe v. Twitter (now “X”) representing anti-trafficking non-profit amici parties. We are also involved in numerous non-public school, church, and institutional student and teen abuse cases, including investigations regarding conversion therapy providers and numerous teen residential institutions.