June 18, 2021
U.S. District Judge William Alsup ruled on Thursday that the San Francisco Taxi Coalition's failure to prosecute its case challenging the city's choice to impose limits on airport pickups ultimately puts a nail in the litigation's coffin.
November 09, 2020
The Ninth Circuit said Monday that San Francisco taxi drivers couldn't show that newly imposed limits on airport pickups shut out longtime medallion holders, saying there was a legitimate state purpose behind the regulations, but that the drivers may have a shot at repleading their state law claims.
June 21, 2019
Taxi drivers were sent packing Thursday when a California federal judge found San Francisco transportation authorities had "legitimate state purposes" to impose limits on which medallion holders would get greater access to pick up fares at the city's airport.
June 07, 2019
A California federal judge has denied taxi drivers' request to quash a regulation allowing only certain drivers to service passengers from San Francisco International Airport, rejecting claims of "economic protectionism."
May 30, 2019
A San Francisco taxi group asked a California federal judge to halt a new regulation allowing only certain taxicab medallion holders to pick up airport passengers, saying Thursday city officials created the rules to rectify their own mistake of guaranteeing millions of dollars in medallion loans just before Uber and Lyft took off.
May 10, 2019
San Francisco aimed to snuff a lawsuit alleging city officials improperly changed regulations for taxicab pickups at San Francisco International Airport that gave certain taxicabs favorable treatment and discriminated against longtime license holders, saying the rules are intended to improve taxi service citywide.