Federal multidistrict litigation tracker

MDL 3171 Update — Lyft Passenger Sexual Assault Lawsuit

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

Lawsuit status — October 2026

Lyft Passenger Sexual Assault Lawsuit

Verified October 17, 2026

MDL: MDL-3171
Court: N.D. Cal.
Judge: Judge Rita F. Lin
Pending cases: 134; Count as of October 1, 2026 · Source; +28 since prior report
Current phase: Early pretrial stage; federal cases growing quickly
Settlement status: No public settlement program identified
Latest development: JPML reports 134 pending actions in MDL-3171 on October 1, 2026, up from 106 on September 1; 148 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 134 pending actions in MDL-3171 on October 1, 2026, up from 106 on September 1; 148 total historical actions are reported separately. Source
●JPML reports 106 pending actions on September 1, 2026, compared with 72 on August 3. Source
●JPML reports 72 pending actions in MDL-3171 on August 3, 2026. Source
●The JPML created MDL-3171 before Judge Rita F. Lin, rejecting Lyft's argument that claims should proceed in the California state coordinated proceeding. Source

MDL details

Created: February 5, 2026
Pending: 134
Total actions filed: 148
Monthly change: +28

Defendants named in the tracked record

Lyft, Inc.. Defendants dispute the allegations.

Historical case counts

Report	Pending	Total filed
October 1, 2026	134	148
September 1, 2026	106	115
August 3, 2026	72	78

What the litigation alleges

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

Stage and bellwether status

The JPML created MDL-3171 on February 5, 2026 over Lyft's opposition. The federal docket roughly doubled between the August and October 2026 JPML reports. No bellwether trial date or settlement program was identified in records reviewed October 17, 2026. A separate California state-court coordinated proceeding (JCCP No. 5061) also handles Lyft cases.

Settlement status

No global settlement program or public payout schedule for MDL-3171 was identified in records reviewed October 17, 2026. The MDL is in its first year of pretrial proceedings.

Individual claims: No official individual payout amounts have been published.