Detroit Pension Fund Sues Uber Board Over Deliberate Safety Under-Investment

A Detroit pension fund filed a derivative lawsuit in San Francisco federal court on June 22 alleging Uber's board and management deliberately cut compliance spending despite documented knowledge of thousands of sexual assault incidents on the platform. The suit frames the conduct as active trade-off rather than negligence, arguing decision-makers chose inadequate safety infrastructure. Institutional pension funds carry substantial weight in corporate governance litigation, and the filing complicates Uber's recent rebranding as a reformed governance actor.