These are the developments that changed something material: a case’s posture, a claimant’s options, or a deadline. Figures are as reported on the dates shown and are not restated retroactively; where a number later changed, the newer entry says so.
On October 2, 2026, Judge William J. Lafferty III ruled that the Diocese of Oakland's Modified Fourth Amended Plan may not be confirmed, because the diocese had not shown that abuse claimants would receive at least what they would in a liquidation. Of the 345 abuse claimants, 331 had voted against the plan. The diocese called the ruling a setback.
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The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation's report of October 1, 2026 counts 4,916 cases pending in the Uber passenger sexual assault MDL, up 328 in a month. The Lyft MDL rose from 106 to 134 pending cases. The Roblox MDL had 180 pending, two fewer than on September 1, though total filings rose to 190.
On September 30, 2026, two years after it filed, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington asked the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Vermont to dismiss its own Chapter 11 case, saying the survivors' committee had declined its final settlement proposal. The court will hear the motion on December 8, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. Written responses are due by 4:00 p.m. on December 3.
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The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation counted 177 cases pending in the Roblox multidistrict litigation on August 3, 2026. Ten states had also sued Roblox by the end of July 2026, according to the company's own quarterly report. Roblox denies the allegations.
The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation counted 3,940 cases pending in the Uber passenger sexual assault MDL on July 1, 2026, up from 3,571 on June 1, about 12 more each day. A parallel California state proceeding runs alongside it. Uber denies the allegations.
The Supreme Court denied Donald Trump's petition for review of the 2023 Carroll verdict on June 29, 2026, and denied rehearing on August 17, 2026. That ends the appeals of the $5 million judgment. A separate $83.3 million defamation judgment is still before the Court.
Arkansas sued Roblox and Discord on June 11, 2026, in Los Angeles County Superior Court in California. The complaint alleges the platforms work as a "two-stage predatory pipeline": contact made on Roblox, then moved to Discord. Both companies dispute the claims.
A man who says he was a child actor sued Sean Combs in Los Angeles County Superior Court in June 2026 under the pseudonym John YH Roe, alleging an assault at a 2007 event when he was a minor. The claims are allegations. A spokesman for Combs called them false.
Indiana sued Roblox and Discord on May 6, 2026, under its Deceptive Consumer Sales Act, and Texas sued Discord on May 22, 2026, under its Deceptive Trade Practices Act. In July a Texas court entered an agreed temporary injunction against Discord, which admits no wrongdoing.
Federal juries found Uber liable in two 2026 bellwether trials: $8.5 million in Arizona on February 5 and $5,000 in North Carolina on April 20. Uber appealed the North Carolina judgment to the Fourth Circuit on May 19, 2026.
A New York state judge dismissed Sean Combs's $100 million defamation suit against NBCUniversal on April 21, 2026, according to news reports. The suit challenged a Peacock documentary about him. NBCUniversal is seeking its legal fees.
Nevada settled its suit against Roblox through a consent judgment filed on April 15, 2026, for $12.5 million. Roblox admitted no wrongdoing. West Virginia announced a separate $11.08 million settlement with Roblox on April 21, 2026.
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge declined on March 5, 2026, to dismiss producer Jonathan Hay's civil suit against Sean Combs at an early stage, according to court documents reported by Radar. The claims are allegations. Combs denies them.
Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn, the co-executors of Jeffrey Epstein's estate, agreed to a class settlement of up to $35 million, filed for approval on February 19, 2026. The court granted preliminary approval on March 3. Final approval has not been granted; a hearing is set for December 2, 2026. Neither admits wrongdoing.
The Supreme Court declined on January 12, 2026, to hear a challenge to the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy plan brought by 75 survivors, leaving the plan in place. The Scouting Settlement Trust, funded with about $2.48 billion, continues paying claims, for now at 4.7% of each allowed claim amount.
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 on October 28, 2025, to settle about 414 more AB 218 claims for up to $828 million, paid over three fiscal years. With the April 2025 settlement, the two total up to about $4.83 billion.
In the first trial in the California state proceeding over sexual assault by Uber drivers, a San Francisco jury found on September 30, 2025, that Uber was negligent but that its negligence was not a substantial factor in causing the plaintiff's harm. No damages were awarded.
On May 13, 2025, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors adopted a plan to pay the $4 billion settlement over five fiscal years beginning in 2025-26, and authorized bonds to fund it. In September 2026 the County said it could fund the second year's $1.2 billion without issuing those bonds.
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a $4 billion settlement on April 29, 2025, resolving about 6,800 AB 218 claims of sexual abuse in County facilities and programs dating back to 1959. The County later called its AB 218 settlements, $4.8 billion together, the largest such settlement in American history.
Entries are drawn from court dockets, settlement administrator notices, bankruptcy filings, and state attorney general announcements. Figures carry the date they were reported. Civil allegations are allegations unless a court has found otherwise, and companies’ denials are stated where their conduct is described. See our editorial process.
