Illinois Transportation Trade, et al v. City of Chicago

  1. November 01, 2016

    Chicago Taxis Ask Full 7th Circ. To Rethink Uber Regs Spat

    Chicago taxicab companies asked the full Seventh Circuit on Monday to review a panel ruling that city regulations covering ride-hailing platforms like Uber and Lyft do not trample on traditional taxicabs and limousines' constitutional rights, saying the panel preserved "irrational" regulations that kill competition.

  2. October 11, 2016

    7th Circ. Sides With Ride Hailing Cos. In Regulatory Spat

    The Seventh Circuit has found Chicago's separate regulations for the city's taxicab companies and ride-hailing services, including Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc., not to be prejudicial, saying that the entrance of new competitors into the market is not an unconstitutional taking of property of the Illinois Transportation Trade Association without compensation.

  3. September 19, 2016

    Posner Says Ride-Hailing And Cabs 'Clearly Different'

    Seventh Circuit Judge Richard A. Posner rejected a Chicago taxi trade association's argument that the city's regulation structure unconstitutionally hinders cab companies from competing with ride-hailing apps like Lyft and Uber, saying Monday that differential treatment is appropriate because there are "clearly differences" between the products.

  4. August 30, 2016

    Chicago Taxi Cos. Ask 7th Circ. For Injunction In Uber Fight

    A group of Chicago taxi industry stakeholders asked the Seventh Circuit on Monday for an injunction against laws that some taxi drivers assert unfairly favor Uber and other ride-hailing platforms, saying they have adequately shown they have been irreparably harmed because the drivers for the ride-hailing apps haven't been forced to adhere to the same rules governing cabs.

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