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Uber: Chicago, Cook County overstep authority in data breach suit; City/County: Uber argument 'tortured'
A Cook County judge could soon weigh in on the question of whether the city of Chicago and Cook County have the power and the right under state law to sue Uber over a 2016 data breach, as Uber has argued they have overstepped their authority under state law. -
Uber hit with private class action, regulatory lawsuit from Chicago, Cook County over 2016 data breach
In the wake of a major data breach, ridehailing company Uber, already facing a class action complaint from customers who say the company’s workplace culture allowed improper access to rider information, must now also face a lawsuit brought by the city of Chicago and Cook County, leveling much the same allegations and receiving aid from a Chicago trial lawyer renowned for routinely suing tech companies. -
Uber driver accused of videotaping passenger without permission, posting video to social media
A woman is suing Uber and Adam Richards for alleged negligence. -
Uber agrees to settle 'Refer-A-Friend' class action for $20M; $6.6M potentially going to lawyers
Uber is moving toward a $20 million settlement of a class action lawsuit by a group accusing the ride-hailing company of breaking federal law in how it sent “Refer-A-Friend” promotional messages to prospective new customers. -
Vugo given green light to continue lawsuit vs city over Uber, Lyft ad ban
Minneapolis-based tech firm Vugo, which provides interactive video advertising to be displayed in Uber and Lyft vehicles, has received a green light to continue its legal challenge against a Chicago city ordinance barring such advertising in the vehicles, as a federal judge said she wasn’t sure she was buying the city’s assertions the ad ban was needed to protect “captive” passengers. -
Man claims Uber driver drove off before he had left car, causing partial thumb amputation
A man is suing Rasier LLC, Uber Technologies Inc. and driver Carlos Polk, citing alleged insufficient measures were taken to prevent injuries and negligence after he suffered a hand injury while a passenger. -
Woman sues Uber after co-passenger stabs her with knife
An Uber passenger is suing the company and Julie Ramer, her co-passenger, citing alleged insufficient measures were taken to prevent injuries and negligence after Ramer stabbed her with a knife in their Uber vehicle. -
Uber sued after driver allegedly ran over woman passenger's foot
A woman is suing Uber Technologies Inc. and Mohammed Benni, an Uber driver, after the driver allegedly ran over her foot as she attempted to get in the defendant's vehicle. -
Class action: Uber owes for double charging drivers to use its Instant Pay feature to get paid
An Uber driver has dropped off a class action lawsuit against the ride-sharing giant, alleging Uber has taken double in fees what they said they would from drivers who use a new instant payment option to cash out the money they earn from the rides they provide. -
Lawsuit: Uber must offer same services to people requiring motorized wheelchairs as to non-disabled
An organization which advocates for the rights of people with disabilities has sued Uber, asking a federal judge to order the popular ridesharing service to provide equivalent levels of service to those with non-folding motorized wheelchairs as it does for people without such mobility disabilities. -
Gay man says cab company, Uber should pay for driver who left him on Lake Shore for kissing
A gay man who claimed a Chicago taxi driver threw him and a male companion out of the cab, leaving them on Lake Shore Drive, has sued Uber and the Chicago taxi association with which the driver was affiliated, saying the companies should be held liable under state human rights laws for the drivers’ actions. -
Uber hit with class actions from drivers claiming they should be treated as employees under FLSA
In the wake of ride-sharing company Uber’s settlement of class action lawsuits in California and Massachusetts over the company’s classification of drivers as contractors, rather than employees, another class action has been brought in Chicago federal court demanding Uber’s drivers be treated as employees, with the associated rights and benefits, under federal labor laws. -
Judge: Taxi drivers have constitutional beef, but won't issue injunction regarding city regulation of Uber, Lyft
A Chicago federal judge has again refused to toss a lawsuit brought against the city of Chicago by an association of regulated taxi and livery drivers, saying the taxi operators have a legitimate legal beef to settle with the city over the different ways the city regulates traditional taxis and ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft. -
McPier says Uber, Lyft need to start paying taxes for passenger pickups at O'Hare, Midway
McPier has asked a Cook County judge to order ridesharing services Uber and Lyft begin meeting their obligations to pay a tax each time they pick up passengers at Chicago’s airports.