Federal multidistrict litigation tracker

MDL 3084 Update — Uber Passenger Sexual Assault Lawsuit

In re: Uber Technologies, Inc., Passenger Sexual Assault Litigation. Counts are monthly JPML snapshots and can change between reports.

Lawsuit status — October 2026

Uber Passenger Sexual Assault Lawsuit

Verified October 17, 2026

MDL: MDL-3084
Court: N.D. Cal.
Judge: Senior Judge Charles R. Breyer
Pending cases: 4,916; Count as of October 1, 2026 · Source; +328 since prior report
Current phase: Bellwether trials under way; two jury verdicts and one pre-trial settlement
Settlement status: No public settlement program identified
Latest development: JPML reports 4,916 pending actions in MDL-3084 on October 1, 2026, up 328 from 4,588 on September 1; 5,221 total historical actions are reported separately.
Next major event: No future public court date is currently verified in this record.

What changed this month?

●JPML reports 4,916 pending actions in MDL-3084 on October 1, 2026, up 328 from 4,588 on September 1; 5,221 total historical actions are reported separately. Source
●The third federal bellwether, a Texas case known as Jane Doe QLF 001, settled on confidential terms after jury selection and before opening statements. Source
●JPML reports 4,588 pending actions on September 1, 2026, compared with 4,397 on August 3. Source
●A Western District of North Carolina jury found Uber legally responsible in the second bellwether and awarded $5,000. Source
●A Phoenix federal jury awarded $8.5 million in compensatory damages, and no punitive damages, in the first bellwether. Uber said it would appeal. Source

MDL details

Created: October 4, 2023
Pending: 4,916
Total actions filed: 5,221
Monthly change: +328

Defendants named in the tracked record

Uber Technologies, Inc. and related Uber entities. Defendants dispute the allegations.

Historical case counts

Report	Pending	Total filed
October 1, 2026	4,916	5,221
September 1, 2026	4,588	4,890
August 3, 2026	4,397	4,693

What the litigation alleges

The tracked claims concern negligence, misrepresentation, and product-liability claims against a rideshare company, including sexual assault, battery, or harassment by a driver during an uber ride. These are allegations; defendants dispute liability and causation.

Stage and bellwether status

Judge Breyer has sent individual bellwether cases back to the plaintiffs' home federal districts for trial. A Phoenix jury returned an $8.5 million compensatory verdict in February 2026 and a North Carolina jury awarded $5,000 in April 2026; Uber has said it will appeal the first verdict. The third bellwether, a Texas case, settled on confidential terms in early October 2026 after jury selection and before opening statements. No global settlement program has been announced.

Bellwether record: The Texas bellwether (Jane Doe QLF 001, W.D. Tex.) settled on confidential terms after jury selection.

Settlement status

No court-approved global settlement program or public payout schedule was identified in records reviewed October 17, 2026. Uber has resolved some individual cases, including the third federal bellwether, on confidential terms. A jury verdict in one case does not set the value of another claim.

Individual claims: Individual settlements reported so far are confidential. A jury verdict in one case does not set the value of another claim.