This website’s purpose is to provide the parties, counsel, and the public with current information, including Orders, schedules, and important documents, in the Lyft Sexual Assault Multi-District Litigation (‘MDL’) 3171, IN RE: LYFT, INC. PASSENGER SEXUAL ASSAULT LITIGATION, before Judge Rita F. Lin in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California San Francisco Division. It will be updated regularly by the Court-appointed plaintiffs’ leadership.
On March 26, 2026, the Court appointed Roopal P. Luhana of Chaffin Luhana, Aimee H. Wagstaff of Wagstaff Law Firm, and Rachel Abrams of Peiffer Wolf Carr Kane Conway & Wise, LLP as Plaintiffs’ Co-Lead Counsel (PTO No. 2).
The Court has issued multiple Pre Trial Orders:
- Pretrial Order No. 3: Direct Filing
- Pretrial Order No. 4: Plaintiffs Proceeding Under Pseudonym
- Pretrial Order No. 5: Scheduling Order Regarding Master and Short Form Complaints
- Pretrial Order No. 6: Discovery Conducted in JCCP No. 5061 and Interim Protective Order
- Pretrial Order No. 7: Designation of Liaison Counsel
- Pretrial Order No. 8: Governing Plaintiffs’ Co-Lead Counsel and Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee
- Pretrial Order No. 9: Appointment of Fouad Kurdi as Special Master
On May 8, 2026 Plaintiffs’ Co-Lead Counsel and the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee filed the Master Long-Form Complaint.
The next case management conference is on Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 1:00 pm PT. The Parties filed a joint case management statement and proposed agenda on May 6, 2026. Attorneys will generally attend all hearings in-person. The public can attend public hearings in-person or remotely via Zoom. Please click the link below to join webinars (public hearings).
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