Two follow-up points from my story earlier this week about the lawsuit filed by almost 30 cab companies against the ride-sharing service Uber.

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Maryland recently became the newest legal battleground for Uber, the popular ride-sharing service that is facing unfair-competition lawsuits in at least three other states. But the action in Maryland by nearly 30 cab companies appears to be unique because it also claims Uber violates antitrust laws by fixing prices and engaging in predatory pricing.

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A Chicago-based taxicab company has grabbed a big chunk of the market in Maryland since August, buying four cab companies and a fleet of nearly 200 vehicles. The Levine/Corrigan Group, which owns Yellow Cab Chicago Inc., has snapped up Arrow ...

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The storm that had been Hurricane Irene crossed into Canada overnight but wasn’t yet through with the U.S., where flood waters threatened Vermont towns and New Yorkers who returned to work had to make do with a slowly reopening transit ...

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LARGO — Cabdrivers interested in doing business in Prince George’s County are about to get an opportunity. The county will hand out applications for 50 new taxicab driver’s licenses starting Monday at the Business License Office in Largo. Ten stand-by ...

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LARGO — Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker has authorized a $1 emergency fuel surcharge for taxi fares in the county. Baker has signed an executive order that authorizes the county’s Department of Environmental Resources to establish a $1 per ...

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People in Baltimore who do a little too much celebrating on Cinco de Mayo can take advantage of a program offering free cab rides. For the first time, AAA Mid-Atlantic, the Maryland Department of Transportation and Yellow Cab are partnering ...

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A jury in Baltimore has convicted a Baltimore man of first-degree murder in the slaying of a Frederick taxicab driver. Twenty-four-year-old Robert Lee Murphy was found guilty Wednesday in the January 2009 shooting death of Stephen Mauk. Sentencing is set ...

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The Supreme Court has refused to toss out a defamation award to a fired pastor, despite claims by the church that dismissed him that its actions are protected by the Constitution’s religious freedom guarantees. The court on Monday rejected an ...

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UPPER MARLBORO — The largest cab company in Prince George’s County is planning to appeal a new measure that will expand the number of taxis in the county. The legislation will add about 400 permits to the county’s current 775 ...

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