Legal Opinion
Cotter v. Lyft, Inc.
District Court, N.D. California
Decided April 7, 2016No. Case No. 13-cv-04065-VCPublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT
Re: Dkt. No. 169
VINCE CHHABRIA, United States District Judge
The plaintiffs in this case — three people who have worked as Lyft drivers — move for preliminary approval of a class settlement agreement they reached with Lyft. Five other Lyft drivers, along with the Teamsters — a labor, union that is seeking to organize Lyft drivers — have filed objections to the agreement, and urge the Court to deny the motion for preliminary approval.1
The motion for preliminary approval is denied because the settlement agreement does not…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Hanlon v. Chrysler Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
- Armendariz v. Found. Health Psychcare Servs., Inc.California Supreme Court · 2000
- In Re General Motors Corporation Pick-Up Truck Fuel Tank Products Liability Litigation. Jack French, Robert M. West, Charles E. Merritt, Gary Blades, Dawn and Tracey Best, Gary and Jackie Barnes, Betty Marteny, John and Mary Southands, Edmund Berning, Dale W. Plummer, Edmund and Anneta Casey, John and Connie Yonki, Carl and Kathryn Corona, Dallas and Patricia Nelson, Mynard and Mildred Duncan, Kirby L. Stegman, Dewayne Anderson, Morris and Barbara Betzold, in No. 94-1064. Rudolph Jenkins, William D. Cunningham, Mather Johnson, Forrest Charles Ginn, Buren William Jones and Martin D. Parkman, in No. 94-1194. Parish of Jefferson, in No. 94-1195. The State of New York, in No. 94-1198. Elton Wilson, Individually, and Frank I. Owen, Individually and on Behalf of the Residents of the State of Alabama, in No. 94-1202. City of New York, in No. 94-1203. Betty Youngs, Barbara Phillips, Margaret Engel, Larry Swope, Robbin Maxwell and Center for Auto Safety, in No. 94-1207. Betty Youngs, Barbara Phillips, Margaret Engel, Larry Swope, Robbin Maxwell and Center for Auto Safety, in No. 94-1208. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, in No. 94-1219Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- Iskanian v. CLS Transportation Los Angeles, LLCCalifornia Supreme Court · 2014
- 29 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1473, 30 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 33,064 the Officers for Justice, and Jesse J. Byrd v. The Civil Service Commission of the City and County of San Francisco, United States of America v. The City and County of San FranciscoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by25 opinions
- O'Connor v. Uber Technologies, Inc.District Court, N.D. California · 2016
- Haralson v. U.S. Aviation Servs. Corp.District Court, N.D. California · 2019
- Cotter v. Lyft, Inc.District Court, N.D. California · 2016
- (CONSENT) Bykov v. DC Transportation Services, Inc.District Court, E.D. California · 2020
- Alabsi v. Savoya, LLCDistrict Court, N.D. California · 2020
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