Uber Class Action
A federal judge gave final approval Wednesday to a $10 million payment by Uber to settle claims that it underpaid female and minority drivers. The deal includes $2.65 million in attorneys’ fees.
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Uber Assault
A woman claims in court she had to jump out of a car to fend off an Uber driver’s sexual predations, and that Uber has withheld the results of its alleged “investigation” into her complaint.
Read moreUK Demonstrators Press Uber Ahead of Key Legal Fight
Hundreds of people who work in the so-called “gig economy” have gathered to protest outside Britain’s Royal Courts of Justice as Uber appealed earlier legal rulings that have broad implications for its business model.
Read more‘Age of Uber’ Wrestles With Problems of Fair Pay
Legal scholar Richard Epstein will discuss the clash between labor regulations and the rapidly developing gig economy Wednesday, in “Regulating Hours and Wages in the Age of Uber,” at Clemson University.
Read moreJudge Gives Preliminary Approval to Uber Class Action Settlement
A federal judge in San Francisco said Thursday he’ll preliminarily approve a $345,622 class action settlement between Uber and a class of drivers accusing the ride-hail of shortchanging them using its “upfront” pricing model.
Read moreUber Ponies Up $148M in Multistate Deal Over 2016 Data Breach
Uber has agreed to pay $148 million in a multistate settlement over its coverup of a 2016 data breach that resulted in the theft of personal information from 57 million riders and drivers, California’s attorney general said Wednesday.
Read moreUber ‘Hell’
A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed for the third and final time a man’s proposed class action accusing Uber of using spyware called “Hell” to spy on Lyft drivers, finding he’d failed to meet pleading requirements under the Stored Communications Act.
Read moreUber Can Force Drivers to Arbitrate, 9th Circuit Rules
In a key legal victory for ride-hail giant Uber, a Ninth Circuit panel on Tuesday found an arbitrator, not a judge, has authority to decide whether drivers’ beef over being classified as independent contractors should be arbitrated or resolved via class action.
Read moreJudge Poised to Toss Uber Spying Class Action for Third Time
A federal judge indicated on Thursday she would toss a California man’s proposed class action accusing Uber of spying on Lyft drivers to lure them away from its competition.
Read moreUber Driver Sues NFL QB Winston Over Alleged Groping Incident
A female Uber driver in Arizona claims in court that Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston sexually assaulted her after she showed up at a nightclub to give him a ride in 2016.
Read moreCompetitor Suit Could Make Uber Change Labor Practices
Uber has for years successfully fought off lawsuits claiming it misclassifies drivers as contractors, but a class action filed by a competitor this week could force the ride-hail giant to finally start treating drivers like employees.
Read moreToo Soon to Fight Seattle Union Law, 9th Circuit Says
A Ninth Circuit panel on Thursday upheld the dismissal of a challenge to a Seattle ordinance allowing app-based drivers to unionize, agreeing the claims are not ripe.
Read moreNYC Cracks Down on Uber, Lyft With New-Driver Cap
The New York City Council passed a package of bills Wednesday that made it first major city in the U.S. on Wednesday to put a cap on new vehicles for hire, like Uber and Lyft.
Read moreMan Dies After Being Punched in Mistaken-Ride Confrontation
A Florida man who knocked on a New York City car window because he apparently thought it was his Uber ride has died after the driver got out and punched him.
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A woman claims an Uber driver sexually assaulted her, the 60th such lawsuit against Uber in the CNS database involving assault or sexual assault, in Orange County Court.
Read moreUber Talent
A putative class that accused Uber of luring tech talent with false promises of valuable stock options asked a federal judge to dismiss the case Thursday, after reaching an agreement to settle the case.
Read moreUber Rape
A woman claims in Miami-Dade County Court that she was raped by an Uber driver — the 16th such lawsuit against Uber since 2015.
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