Next Trial on the Horizon
The litigation machine is already grinding toward its next test. Jury selection in the second bellwether trial is scheduled to begin April 13 in North Carolina federal court, according to court records.
Like the first, that proceeding may serve as another weather vane for how juries interpret Uber’s responsibilities — and how much liability may ultimately attach to the platform.
For now, the Uber $8.5M Bellwether Verdict stands as both milestone and warning shot: a single case in a sea of thousands, but one capable of reshaping the tides.
