Vergara v. Uber Technologies, Inc.

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Case Number:

1:15-cv-06942

Court:

Illinois Northern

Nature of Suit:

890(Other Statutory Actions)

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Honorable Thomas M. Durkin

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  1. March 01, 2018

    Class Attys In Uber Text Message Spat Get $6.3M In Fees

    The attorneys representing individuals who allegedly received unwanted text messages from Uber scored most of the fees they sought Wednesday after securing a $20 million settlement, with an Illinois federal judge awarding them roughly $6.31 million for working on a matter he said involved "real and significant risk" for counsel.

  2. November 16, 2017

    Class Attys In Uber Text Message Spat Seek $6.4M In Fees

    The attorneys representing a group of individuals who allegedly received unwanted text messages from Uber asked an Illinois federal court Wednesday for $6.35 million in fees after securing a $20 million settlement, saying the deal is an exceptional result that wouldn't have happened without their efforts.

  3. August 14, 2017

    Uber To Pay $20M To End TCPA Suit Over Text Messages

    Uber Technologies Inc. agreed Friday in Illinois federal court to pay $20 million to settle a proposed class action alleging that the ride-hailing company violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by sending unsolicited texts to potential drivers and riders.

  4. June 15, 2017

    Uber Settles Calif., Ill. TCPA Suits Over Text Messages

    Uber has settled a pair of Telephone Consumer Protection Act class actions accusing it of sending texts to individuals on their cellphones without permission, according to notices filed on dockets in Illinois and California federal court Wednesday.

  5. March 02, 2017

    Uber, Text Recipients Agree To Mediate TCPA Disputes

    Uber and an Illinois woman accusing the company of sending unwanted text messages in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act will be entering mediation, an Illinois federal court said Thursday, and they may be joined by California text recipients in similar litigation.

  6. July 01, 2016

    Possible Uber MDL Requires Litigation Hold, Class Rep. Says

    An Illinois woman who claims to have received unwanted text messages from Uber Technologies Inc. is asking the federal judge overseeing her putative class action to put the litigation on ice while the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation considers centralizing similar suits against the ride-sharing company.

  7. May 20, 2016

    Uber Says User Verification Texts Don't Flout TCPA

    Ride-hailing giant Uber urged an Illinois federal judge Thursday to toss a proposed class action alleging Telephone Consumer Protection Act violations, saying text messages it sends to verify new users aren't random and automated as required to establish a violation of that law.