Civil Litigation,
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Jan. 21, 2020
Attorneys spar over antitrust law in suit against Uber
The standard to hold Uber liable for anticompetitive practices is not whether it intended to corner the market but rather if “having market power suppressed output and raised prices,” defense attorney Cynthia Richman said in a bid to dismiss the lawsuit.
SAN FRANCISCO — Uber Technologies Inc. could not have violated antitrust laws because it does not have a monopoly, a lawyer for the ride-hailing giant argued Friday to a federal magistrate, who did not appear entirely convinced.
The standard to hold Uber liable for anticompetitive practices is not whether it intended to corner the market but rather if “having market power suppressed output and raised prices,” defense attorney Cynth...
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