A plaintiffs’ attorney in the sweeping litigation over Uber Technologies Inc.'s liability in passenger sexual assaults may face court sanctions for allegedly misusing Uber documents for a separate car accident lawsuit.
Magistrate Judge Lisa Cisneros at a hearing Tuesday said attorney Bret Stanley of Johnson Law Group is “on thin ice,” but declined to rule from the bench on Uber’s motion for sanctions.
The rideshare company faces thousands of lawsuits consolidated in California federal court that allege Uber failed to prevent drivers from sexually assaulting passengers.
Uber’s sanctions motion accused Stanley of improperly using protected company documents from the ...