August 08, 2016
Uber and its CEO Travis Kalanick on Friday asked a New York federal court to pause a proposed putative antitrust class action accusing Kalanick of colluding with drivers to fix prices pending an appeal of a judge's decision to deny arbitration in the suit.
August 05, 2016
Uber and its CEO Travis Kalanick on Friday appealed to the Second Circuit a New York federal judge's refusal to force arbitration in a putative antitrust class action accusing Kalanick of colluding with drivers to fix prices, demonstrating the ride-hailing giant is steadfastly defending the validity of its arbitration agreements.
August 01, 2016
Uber Technologies Inc. on Friday denied allegations in a proposed class action in New York federal court that the ride-hailing company and its CEO fixed prices, using the same filing to lodge a counterclaim seeking a declaration it has not violated federal antitrust law.
July 29, 2016
Uber can't force a customer to arbitrate his proposed class action alleging the company and its CEO fixed ride prices, U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff said Friday in a searing ruling that called consumer consent to arbitration agreements online a "legal fiction."
July 25, 2016
U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff tossed out information obtained from a private investigation Uber had conducted into a consumer and attorney suing them in a proposed class action over price-fixing, blasting the ride service and the private investigator for relying on unethical tactics, Monday in New York federal court.
July 14, 2016
An investigative firm run by a former high-ranking CIA agent admitted during oral arguments in a New York courtroom Thursday that its unlicensed investigator lied and may have illegally recorded telephone conversations when he was looking for dirt on an Uber user behind a proposed price-fixing class action.
July 08, 2016
Uber said Thursday it shouldn't be sanctioned for hiring a private detective who allegedly lied in a background investigation of a customer who filed an antitrust suit against the ride-hailing company and its CEO, arguing Uber never told the investigator to do anything unlawful.
July 01, 2016
An Uber user behind a proposed price-fixing class action against the ride-hailing company and its CEO Travis Kalanick urged a New York federal court to impose sanctions for the company's use of a private investigator who he claims lied in a background investigation, according to court documents filed Friday.
June 22, 2016
Uber doubled down on its bid to force arbitration in a New York putative antitrust class action accusing its CEO of colluding with drivers to fix prices, arguing Tuesday that users of its ride-hailing app agreed to terms and conditions containing a "clear and conspicuous" arbitration provision.
June 20, 2016
A New York federal judge on Monday signed off on a request by the CEO of Uber to insert the ride-hailing company into a proposed class action over price-fixing allegations.