October 18, 2024: Privileged Documents Dispute

Lawyers are in disagreement over deadlines related to privilege log disputes and document production. Plaintiffs argue that Uber’s privilege logs, which include thousands of entries, are overly broad and wrongly classify business communications as privileged. They suspect Uber is shielding non-privileged documents by simply copying lawyers on them. In response, Plaintiffs proposed a revised deposition schedule to allow more time for challenging these designations. Uber, however, contends that most of its designations are valid and argues that depositions should proceed without delay. The parties remain at an impasse, with Plaintiffs seeking more flexibility and Uber pushing for coordination with California state court proceedings.