Civil Litigation
Jun. 1, 2023
Uber, Lyft drivers may have to arbitrate business model claims
The plaintiffs claimed that the companies’ business models exploited their drivers and suppressed their pay by preventing drivers from charging for rides off their apps. Both Uber and Lyft denied that their business models constitute anticompetitive behavior.
A proposed class action by drivers for Lyft Inc. and Uber Technologies Inc. alleging antitrust violations and a price fixing scheme is on the ropes after the companies asked a San Francisco judge to send the case to arbitration Wednesday.
The plaintiffs claimed that the companies’ business models exploited their drivers and suppressed their pay by preventing drivers from charging for rides off their apps in addition to other anticompetitiv...
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