Uber is facing four different types of lawsuits in California:
- personal injury claims for car accidents caused by its drivers,
- allegations that Uber drivers sexually assaulted passengers,
- lawsuits based on Uber’s alleged misclassification of drivers, claiming say that Uber owes them back wages and civil penalties, and
- class actions over Uber’s misclassification of drivers as independent contractors.
1. Personal injury claims for car crashes
Uber is constantly dealing with personal injury claims related to car accidents caused by its drivers. These Uber Settles With California Regulators for Up to $25 Million,” The Wall Street Journal (April 7, 2016).
[3] State of California v. Uber Technologies, Inc., Case No. CJC-21-005179.
[4] Press Release, “Labor Commissioner’s Office Files Lawsuits against Uber and Lyft for Engaging in Systemic Wage Theft,” (August 5, 2020).
Court rules against Uber in major win for California workers,” Reuters (July 18, 2023).
[6] Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court, 4 Cal.5th 903 (2018).
[7] Joel Rosenblatt, “Uber’s Future May Depend on Convincing the World Drivers Aren’t Part of its ‘Core Business,’” Time (September 12, 2019).
[8] O’Connor, et al. v. Uber Technologies, Inc., (N.D. Cal., 2019) Case No. 13-cv-03826-EMC.
[9] James, et. al. v. Uber Technologies, Inc., (N.D. Cal., 2022) Case No. 19-cv-06462-EMC.
[10] Castellanos v. State of California, (Cal. Ct. App., March 13, 2023) Case No.A163655.
[11] Bob Egelko, “California Supreme Court to decide the fate of Prop. 22, carving gig workers out of state labor law,” San Francisco Chronicle (June 28, 2023).
[12] Adolph v. Uber Technologies, (Cal. July 17, 2023) Case No.S274671.
[13] David Astoria and Seth Finberg, “How an only-in-California law could allow one Uber driver to singlehandedly upend the gig economy,” Fortune (August 28, 2023).
[14] In re Uber Technologies Wage and Hour Cases, (Cal. Ct. App., September 28, 2023) Case No.A166355.
