March 08, 2018
A California federal judge on Wednesday said a class of Uber drivers cannot amend its class action claim under the state's Private Attorneys General Act until the Ninth Circuit rules on the ride-hailing company's bids to dismantle the long-running suit that claims it misclassified the drivers as independent contractors.
May 23, 2016
Uber and drivers who agreed to a $100 million settlement in a pair of high-profile California class actions accusing the ride-hailing giant of misclassifying drivers as independent contractors on Friday fired back at the torrent of "largely irrelevant" and "self-interested" objectors who've challenged the proposed deal.
May 16, 2016
An Uber driver whose name tops one of two class actions subject to a proposed $100 million settlement over claims Uber drivers were misclassified as independent contractors said Monday he didn't agree to the deal's terms and that the settlement wasn't in the drivers' interest.
May 13, 2016
Another group of objectors to a proposed $100 million Uber driver settlement asked a California federal judge to remove the lead class counsel Thursday, saying she had shortchanged drivers by agreeing to a settlement that awarded less than 10 percent of the potential reimbursement.
May 12, 2016
Celebrity lawyer Mark Geragos and the former president of the Consumer Attorneys of California objected Wednesday in federal court to a proposed $100 million Uber driver settlement and called for removal of the plaintiffs' lead attorney, saying drivers are being shortchanged by approximately $1 billion.
May 06, 2016
The list of objections to Uber Technologies Inc.'s $100 million settlement of a pair of high-profile driver class actions continues to grow in California federal court as more people speak out against the deal, including two drivers who on Thursday called the payout "insultingly low."