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Labor/Employment

May 25, 2016

Uber lawyer's response does not satisfy objectors

Plaintiffs' attorney Shannon Liss-Riordan's response to 34 objections filed against her settlement with Uber Technologies Inc. fell flat with detractors upset the up to $100 million deal extinguishes their own Uber claims.

By Matthew Blake
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Plaintiffs' attorney Shannon Liss-Riordan's response to 34 objections filed regarding her settlement with Uber Technologies Inc. fell flat with detractors upset the up to $100 million deal extinguishes their own Uber claims and does not reclassify drivers as employees instead of independent contractors.

Liss-Riordan and Uber lead counsel Theodore J. Boutrous of Gibson, D...

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