Judge 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.
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Uber 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.
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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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An Uber driver sexually assaulted and battered a woman in his vehicle this month, she claims in L.A. Superior Court.
Read morePromises, Promises
Uber said Thursday it will settle a class action in which some of its high-tech employees claim the ride-hail giant lured them with promises of incentive stock options that didn’t turn out to be as lucrative as promised.
Read moreFirst Circuit Rules Uber Can’t Force Class Action into Arbitration
Uber’s user policy requiring disputes be settled in arbitration was too difficult to access, the First Circuit ruled Monday.
Read moreTaxi Companies Claim County Rules Favor Uber Over Cabs
Taxi companies are striving in Miami to accomplish what their peers failed to accomplish in a sister court: convince a federal appellate panel that local governments’ disparate treatment of cabs and ride-sharing services like Uber is unconstitutional.
Read moreUber Argues It Should Remain in Business in London
Uber argued Monday that is should be allowed to keep driving on the streets of London, telling a court that the ride-hailing app has made significant changes since a regulator refused to renew the company’s operating license last year.
Read morePolice: Uber Test Driver on Cell Phone During Fatal Crash
The operator of a self-driving Uber that struck and killed a pedestrian in Tempe was streaming NBC’s “The Voice” on her phone at the time of the crash.
Read moreNo Uber Arbitration
A California appeals court ruled that Uber cannot force arbitration with one of its drivers who also worked for Lyft and filed a class action accusing Uber of creating fake rider accounts to steer Lyft drivers away from legitimate customers.
Read moreRide-Hails Can’t Hide Behind Trade Secrets in Public Records Spat
The city of Seattle might have to hand over data from ride-hail companies like Lyft to a private citizen as part of a records request, even though the records may contain the companies’ trade secrets, the Washington Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
Read moreNTSB: Backup Brakes Off in Self-Driving Collision With Pedestrian
An Uber self-driving test car that fatally struck a pedestrian in Tempe, Arizona, earlier this year was equipped with radar and navigation sensors, but emergency brakes that would have kicked on before the collision were turned off, a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board revealed Thursday.
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