September 21, 2018
An Illinois federal judge agreed that an Uber user leading a proposed Telephone Consumer Protection Act class action against the ride-hailing company consented to arbitrate any disputes when he signed up for the app, sending the suit to arbitration Thursday.
March 14, 2017
An Illinois federal judge on Monday rejected Uber's bid to force into arbitration a proposed class action claiming the ride-hailing giant sent users of its app unsolicited text messages in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, saying it's unclear if users even knew about the arbitration agreement.