What changed
The Panel publishes a count of pending cases in every active multidistrict litigation on the first business day of each month. Its October 1, 2026 report gives these figures for the three platform cases this site tracks, all before judges of the Northern District of California:
| MDL | Judge | Pending Sept. 1, 2026 | Pending Oct. 1, 2026 | Filed in total, Oct. 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 3084, Uber | Charles R. Breyer | 4,588 | 4,916 | 5,221 |
| No. 3171, Lyft | Rita F. Lin | 106 | 134 | 148 |
| No. 3166, Roblox | Richard Seeborg | 182 | 180 | 190 |
The September figures come from the Panel’s September 1, 2026 report. On July 1, the Uber MDL had 3,940 pending cases and the Lyft MDL 56. The Uber MDL is tenth on the Panel’s October list, which ranks every pending MDL by its number of cases.
The report gives counts only. It does not say why the Roblox MDL’s pending number fell while three more cases were filed; a case leaves the pending count when it is dismissed or sent back to the court where it was filed.
What it means
Each count is a number of separate lawsuits, gathered before one judge for shared pretrial work such as discovery. A passenger or family that files keeps its own case. Every case in these three MDLs rests on allegations, and no count reflects a ruling on any of them. Uber and Lyft deny the allegations against them, and Roblox denies the allegations in the suits against it.
California state-court cases are not in these figures. They are coordinated separately in San Francisco Superior Court: JCCP No. 5188 for Uber and JCCP No. 5061 for Lyft. The Panel’s next report is due on the first business day of November 2026.
Bellwether verdicts, the appeal, month-by-month counts and the update log.
The MDL schedule, arbitration and the update log.
The federal MDL, the state suits and settlements, and the update log.
- JPML, Pending MDL Dockets by Actions Pending, report of October 1, 2026 (MDL No. 3166: 180 pending, 190 total) Accurate as of October 1, 2026.
- Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, Pending MDL Dockets by Actions Pending, September 1, 2026 (MDL 3171: 106) Accurate as of September 1, 2026.
- JPML, Pending MDL Dockets by Actions Pending, report of July 1, 2026 (MDL No. 3084: 3,940 pending, 4,230 total) Accurate as of July 1, 2026.
- State of Nevada v. Roblox Corporation, Clark County District Court, Case No. A-26-944136-B, Consent Judgment (April 15, 2026) Accurate as of April 15, 2026.
