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The lawsuit against Uber leverages a unique California law that allows workers to sue for employment law violations on behalf of the state. How an only-in-California law could allow one Uber ...
Uber’s CEO says the ride-sharing firm will probably halt services in California for several months if it can’t reverse a ruling saying it must start paying drivers as employees, not ...
A couple, badly hurt in an Uber crash, can’t sue the company because their daughter once waived trial rights while using Uber Eats — a fateful click that prevents the family from suing the ...
In 2014, Uber employees were caught ordering and then quickly cancelling rides on competing services Lyft and Gett, in an attempt to disrupt these services. [31] In 2014, Uber was also accused of recruiting people to use competing services for the sole purpose of recruiting their drivers to Uber, at which point the recruiter would receive a ...
The self-driving Uber Volvo XC90 involved in the collision, with damage on the right front side. The county district attorney's office recused itself from the investigation, due to a prior joint partnership with Uber promoting their services as an alternative to driving under the influence of alcohol.
A study published in July 2017 indicated that the increase in traffic caused by Uber generates collective costs in lost time in congestion, increased pollution, and increased accident risks that can exceed the economy and revenue generated by the service, indicating that, in certain conditions, Uber might have a social cost that is greater than ...
A prototype Uber self-driving car in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in August 2016. The company argued in court that it could not be sued for a crash involving one of its drivers due to a forced ...
[334] [335] On March 3, 2015, U.S. District Judge Nitza I. Quinones Alejandro denied a motion for a preliminary injunction against Uber. [336] In January 2016, a $1.5M lawsuit was filed against Uber in Philadelphia by Philadelphia taxicab medallion owners, claiming that Uber engaged in tortious interference and engaged in false advertising ...