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Assault during a campus ride

After an assault during a campus ride, ask about care and your legal options. Being near a campus does not decide a school’s fault.

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Updated Oct 4, 202615 sources

This may apply to you if

  • The harm you want reviewed was linked to an Uber or Lyft ride.
  • Tell the lawyer which app you used and where and when the ride took place.
  • Ask a lawyer to check the facts before treating a court group as proof that you qualify.

What the public record says

These are cited sources. Their inclusion does not imply that they endorse People’s Justice or reviewed this page.

Lisa J. Cisneros · United States District Court for the Northern District of California · United States Magistrate Judge

Finding: The July 30, 2026 Uber order allowed limited evidence gathering about driver background checks. It did not decide whether a new person has a claim.

Uber order on lobbying and background checks (opens in a new tab) · Jul 30, 2026 · Checked Oct 3, 2026

Charles R. Breyer · United States District Court for the Northern District of California · United States District Judge

Finding: The February 4, 2026 order required access to admitted exhibits after jury deliberations ended in the Dean test trial. That order concerns one Uber trial, not every survivor’s privacy.

Dean trial exhibit access order (opens in a new tab) · Feb 4, 2026 · Checked Oct 3, 2026

The evidence and its limits

Uber · 2024

Uber’s report of serious safety incidents

Design:
Other study design
Participants:
Reports from riders and drivers in 2021 and 2022; not a study of enrolled patients.
Finding:
Uber’s company report includes sexual assault reports from riders and drivers on its US platform.
Main limitation
Uber says it does not decide whether reported events occurred. These company data do not prove fault in your claim or describe Lyft’s platform.

Read the source: Uber’s report of serious safety incidents (opens in a new tab) · Checked Oct 3, 2026

The short answer

Who may have a claim after a campus ride?
Your ride and claim need their own review. The rideshare cases concern claims about company safety. Being near campus does not by itself prove a school is at fault. [1]
What is not covered by a campus label?
The rideshare order does not decide a school’s duties or fault. Ask which policy and law apply. A company case cannot answer every school question. [1]
What if several people or services were involved?
Describe each person or service’s role separately. A civil claim must explain the harm and what the person seeks. Ask what facts support the proposed claim. [14]
Which records and care questions should I gather?
Start with existing ride details and messages. RAINN can help you locate local medical care. Ask the provider about a visit and the records you may request. [14]

What rules a case out

Not covered by this case

  • This page does not decide a personal claim, diagnosis, filing deadline or payment.

The process

What happens next

  1. 01

    You answer a few questions

    About two minutes. Nothing is sent until you agree on the last step and press submit.

  2. 02

    A lawyer looks at it

    A lawyer at the firm reads your answers and checks them against the current case criteria.

  3. 03

    The firm decides and gets in touch

    If the firm takes your case, you get the terms in writing to read before you sign. You can always say no.

The criteria attorneys check

  1. 01

    The harm you want reviewed was linked to an Uber or Lyft ride.

  2. 02

    Tell the lawyer which app you used and where and when the ride took place.

  3. 03

    Ask a lawyer to check the facts before treating a court group as proof that you qualify.

Who may have a claim after a campus ride?

Your ride and claim need their own review. The rideshare cases concern claims about company safety. Being near campus does not by itself prove a school is at fault.

List the ride service, booking arrangement and locations you know. Ask a lawyer which facts matter to each proposed claim. Keep the school’s role separate from the service that arranged the trip.

What is not covered by a campus label?

The rideshare order does not decide a school’s duties or fault. Ask which policy and law apply. A company case cannot answer every school question.

Request the actual campus policy rather than relying on a slogan about safety. Ask who would receive a report and what information would be shared. This guide does not promise campus confidentiality or a particular legal remedy.

What if several people or services were involved?

Describe each person or service’s role separately. A civil claim must explain the harm and what the person seeks. Ask what facts support the proposed claim.

Tell the lawyer if a friend booked the ride or a campus program arranged it. Mark what you know from records and what you remember. Do not name a person as responsible merely because they were nearby.

Which records and care questions should I gather?

Start with existing ride details and messages. RAINN can help you locate local medical care. Ask the provider about a visit and the records you may request.

Keep copies of any campus or company response you received. Ask how to share records without exposing other students’ private information. Seek advice before posting someone else’s account publicly.

What deadline should I ask about for campus ride claims?

List the ride date, place and school report. Ask a lawyer to check school and company claims apart.

What happens after I ask about campus ride claims?

Ask if the work covers the school, ride company or both. Get the fees and costs for that work in writing.

Find out where you stand.

The review is free and private. Asking for it doesn’t commit you to anything.

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Sources

  1. Pages 1–2, document 213 filed April 2, 2026Uber case scope · court
  2. MDL table rows 3171 and 3084Court lists separate Uber and Lyft groups · court
  3. Uber MDL subsectionUber test trial exhibits · court
  4. July 30, 2026 order, pages 3–6Uber court work and new claims · court
  5. Third US Safety Report explanation; 2021–2022 dataUber safety report scope
  6. Contact Us: National Sexual Assault HotlineRAINN support contact
  7. Where to find medical care: medical support and exam sectionsRAINN medical help
  8. Model Rule 1.5(b)–(c)Fee agreement questions
  9. February 4, 2026 order, document 5196, page 1Public trial exhibits · court
  10. October 1, 2026 report; row 3084Uber pending count · court
  11. Calling 911: emergency assistanceEmergency help · regulator
  12. Uber MDL bellwether in Charlotte, NC: federal jury found the driver committed battery (not sexual assault) for grabbing a passenger's inner thigh and awarded $5,000; Judge Charles Breyer had ruled Uber qualifies as a 'common carrier' under North Carolina law with heightened liability for driver misconduct — Uber vowed to appeal. (Fortune also reports an intervening California bellwether where Uber was found not liable.)fortune.com · Apr 20, 2026
  13. First bellwether trial in Uber passenger sexual assault MDL-3084: an Arizona federal jury awarded plaintiff Jaylynn Dean $8.5 million, finding her driver was an 'apparent agent' of Uber, while rejecting negligence and defective-safety-system claims (plaintiffs had sought $144M); Uber said it would appeal.fortune.com · Feb 6, 2026
  14. U.S. Courts civil-case guide
  15. SDNY court guide: filing time limits

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