A judge struck down a California measure that exempted ride-hailing and delivery apps from a state law requiring drivers to be classified as employees.
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Read More »August 23, 2021 Comments Off on Judge: California ride-hailing law is unconstitutional
A judge struck down a California measure that exempted ride-hailing and delivery apps from a state law requiring drivers to be classified as employees.
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Read More »June 21, 2021 Comments Off on Uber says passenger solely responsible for Oxon Hill driver’s slaying
Uber cannot be held civilly responsible for the killing of one its drivers by a passenger in Oxon Hill two years ago, the ridesharing company stated Friday in moving to dismiss a lawsuit filed on behalf of the driver’s three ...
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Read More »May 19, 2021 Comments Off on Uber denies legal duty owed to Maryland driver killed by passenger
Ridesharing company Uber’s courthouse denial of legal responsibility for their drivers’ safety drew a strong response Tuesday from attorneys for the three children of an Uber driver killed by a passenger in Oxon Hill in 2019 and who are suing the company for wrongful death.
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Read More »October 22, 2020 Comments Off on Slain Uber driver’s family sues company for wrongful death
The three young children of an Uber driver allegedly killed by a passenger in Oxon Hill filed suit against the ride-share company in federal court this week, saying their father would still be alive if the firm conducted criminal background ...
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Read More »September 26, 2018 Comments Off on Md. to receive $4.5M from $148M Uber settlement over data breach
Uber will pay $148 million and tighten data security after the ride-hailing company failed for a year to notify drivers that hackers had stolen their personal information, according to a settlement announced Wednesday.
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Read More »July 15, 2018 Comments Off on 1st Circuit: Class-action against Uber not arbitrable
A putative class-action accusing the ride-share service Uber of imposing fictitious fees was not subject to arbitration, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled.
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Read More »May 24, 2018 Comments Off on Feds: Uber self-driving SUV saw pedestrian, did not brake
The autonomous Uber SUV that struck and killed an Arizona pedestrian in March spotted the woman about six seconds before hitting her, but did not stop because the system used to automatically apply brakes in potentially dangerous situations had been disabled, according to federal investigators.
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Read More »May 15, 2018 Comments Off on Uber agrees to allow sexual assault victims to sue
Uber said it will let sexual assault and harassment victims sue the company in court and plans to release data on sexual violence and other dangerous incidents that occur on its ride-hailing service. Previously, Uber’s terms of service barred sexual ...
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Read More »March 19, 2018 Comments Off on Uber self-driving vehicle hits, kills woman walking in Arizona
Police in a Phoenix suburb say one of Uber's self-driving vehicles has struck and killed a pedestrian.
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Read More »February 26, 2018 Comments Off on Studies are increasingly clear: Uber, Lyft congest cities
Studies suggest that ride-hailing companies are pulling riders off buses, subways, bicycles and their own feet and putting them in cars instead.
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