Uber has followed Lyft in taking its "Women Drivers" option nationwide, but it still has a big sexual assault problem (and legal battles).

The case lays the groundwork for about 3,000 other sexual misconduct cases the ridesharing platform is facing nationwide.

Uber this week launched a nationwide feature that allows women drivers and riders on the widely used ride-share app to be matched with other women. The company said it's an effort to make its ...