March 11, 2016
Uber on Thursday doubled down on its efforts to partially decertify a high-profile California class action alleging it cheated drivers out of tips, saying the drivers still cannot prove that Uber misrepresented to riders that tips were included in fares when they in fact weren't.
March 03, 2016
Uber drivers told a California federal court Wednesday that the company's bid to toss class action allegations that it cheated them out of tips misses the point of the suit, which says the company violated state law, not that it committed fraud.
February 04, 2016
The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation said Wednesday it wouldn't consolidate 17 similar suits accusing Uber of misclassifying drivers as independent contractors, holding that state laws are too varied to justify a consolidated case.
December 23, 2015
A California federal judge refused to pause a class action accusing Uber of misclassifying drivers as independent contractors while the company appeals a recent ruling granting class certification to a subgroup, finding Tuesday that the company is unlikely to win on appeal.
December 22, 2015
Uber on Monday urged a California federal court to stop drivers from adding Private Attorneys General Act claims to their misclassification class action, saying someone else has already filed a suit making misclassification claims under PAGA and the law doesn't allow for duplicate representative actions.
December 17, 2015
A California federal judge said Thursday that he doesn't think he can bar Uber Inc. from enforcing an arbitration agreement unveiled last week, but he'll rule that it doesn't apply to a certified class of drivers who say they were misclassified as independent contractors.
December 16, 2015
A class of Uber drivers urged a California federal judge Tuesday to bar the company from communicating directly with class members, accusing Uber of sneaking a new arbitration agreement past their attorneys and misleading drivers in a suit over whether the drivers are employees or independent contractors.
December 15, 2015
Uber Technologies Inc. on Monday urged a California federal judge to pause a class action accusing it of misclassifying drivers as independent contractors while the ride-hailing company appeals the court's recent ruling that its 2014 and 2015 arbitration agreements are unenforceable.
December 11, 2015
A class of Uber Technologies Inc. drivers on Friday urged a California federal court to bar Uber from rolling out a new arbitration agreement drafted in the wake of a ruling this week saying that the ride-hailing service company's prior agreements are unenforceable.
December 10, 2015
Taking another crack at the appellate court, ride-hailing app company Uber told a California federal judge Wednesday it will appeal the certification of an expanded class of the company's drivers, who claim they were improperly classified as contractors, before a Ninth Circuit panel.