September 06, 2019
A Massachusetts federal judge ruled Friday that Uber Technologies Inc. did not violate local laws by operating in Boston before the passage of statewide legislation regulating ride-hailing companies, saying the city never told the company not to do business there.
August 02, 2019
Dozens of taxi companies told a federal judge Friday that Uber Technologies Inc. owes them $124 million in damages for operating in Boston for three years in violation of city laws, pointing to internal communications at Uber as evidence that the ride-hailing giant's conduct was "egregious" as a seven-day bench trial concluded.
July 18, 2019
Uber Technologies Inc. told a Massachusetts federal judge Thursday that the fact it was allowed to operate without regulations defeats a $248 million suit by Boston-area cab companies accusing it of running an illegal, unregulated taxi service, as a trial began in a packed courtroom.
July 17, 2019
Uber will be able to argue that state officials had no problem with the ride-hailing company entering the Boston marketplace despite an initial lack of regulation, a judge ruled Wednesday ahead of a bench trial in a competition suit brought by area cab companies.
October 06, 2017
A Massachusetts federal judge on Thursday consolidated seven antitrust cases brought by nearly 300 Boston-area taxi companies accusing Uber Technologies Inc. of violating city taxi rules and attempting to build a monopoly by running a cheaper, unlicensed taxi service.
February 27, 2017
Two sets of Boston taxi companies accusing Uber Technologies Inc. of unfair competition because the company didn't have to follow local taxi rules on Friday asked a Massachusetts federal court not to consolidate four cases for trial, as the suits involve different local laws and allegations.
February 16, 2017
Uber Technologies Inc. on Thursday asked a Massachusetts federal court to consolidate four cases brought by 265 local taxi companies accusing Uber of operating illegally in Boston and competing unfairly by not complying with local taxi ordinances.
January 27, 2017
Thirty-four Massachusetts taxi companies launched a federal suit Thursday accusing Uber of operating illegally in Boston, milking hefty profits and competing unfairly with traditional taxicabs for five years before the state enacted a law in August regulating so-called transportation network companies.