Sexual assault victims suing Uber notch a legal victory in long battle

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Nearly 100 sexual assault cases filed against Uber will be centralized under one judge. Matthew Horwood/Getty Images

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Hundreds of women have filed lawsuits against Uber alleging the company hasn’t done enough to protect passengers from sexual assault. Now, a judge has ruled that about 80 of those cases can be joined together in federal court.

All of the pretrial matters will be heard under Judge Charles Breyer in the Northern District of California. That includes witness and expert depositions and document

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