This has not been a good week for Uber. To add to their problems in various parts of the planet, they’re now being sued for false advertising. Here’s what IT World had to say on this:
Taxi companies in California have sued Uber Technologies in a federal court, charging the ride-hailing smartphone app company with misleading advertising regarding the safety of its rides.
Uber has made false and misleading advertisements regarding the safety of rides on its UberX platform, and criticized the safety of taxi rides offered by the taxi companies, the 19 firms said in a lawsuit filed Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, San Francisco division.
And:
The claims against Uber by the taxi companies are quite similar to those in a consumer protection lawsuit filed in December in San Francisco Superior Court by the district attorneys for Los Angeles and San Francisco that accused Uber of misleading consumers over its background checks on drivers. The lawsuit on Wednesday appears to focus instead on the damages to the taxi companies from Uber’s allegedly false claims.
The complaint alleges that Uber charges a US$1 “safe rides fee” for each UberX ride, while representing to consumers that the entirety of the fee goes towards ensuring the safety of Uber riders and drivers, as opposed to the company’s bottom line or some other aspect of the company, according to the complaint.
The $1 “safe rides fee” was also charged as a misrepresentation by the district attorneys.
Well, that’s a wee bit of a problem for Uber. Seeing as they’ve had problems with safety as of late. Here are some examples:
Boston Uber Driver Charged with indecent Assault and Battery: bostonglobe.com
Chicago Uber Driver With Felony Conviction Charged With Battery For Allegedly Hitting Passenger: forbes.com
Uber Driver in India Accused of Rape: bbc.com
I’m thinking that Uber is going have a tough time defending this one in court. But I am a computer nerd, not a lawyer.
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Uber Sued Over False Advertising
This has not been a good week for Uber. To add to their problems in various parts of the planet, they’re now being sued for false advertising. Here’s what IT World had to say on this:
Taxi companies in California have sued Uber Technologies in a federal court, charging the ride-hailing smartphone app company with misleading advertising regarding the safety of its rides.
Uber has made false and misleading advertisements regarding the safety of rides on its UberX platform, and criticized the safety of taxi rides offered by the taxi companies, the 19 firms said in a lawsuit filed Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, San Francisco division.
And:
The claims against Uber by the taxi companies are quite similar to those in a consumer protection lawsuit filed in December in San Francisco Superior Court by the district attorneys for Los Angeles and San Francisco that accused Uber of misleading consumers over its background checks on drivers. The lawsuit on Wednesday appears to focus instead on the damages to the taxi companies from Uber’s allegedly false claims.
The complaint alleges that Uber charges a US$1 “safe rides fee” for each UberX ride, while representing to consumers that the entirety of the fee goes towards ensuring the safety of Uber riders and drivers, as opposed to the company’s bottom line or some other aspect of the company, according to the complaint.
The $1 “safe rides fee” was also charged as a misrepresentation by the district attorneys.
Well, that’s a wee bit of a problem for Uber. Seeing as they’ve had problems with safety as of late. Here are some examples:
Boston Uber Driver Charged with indecent Assault and Battery: bostonglobe.com
Chicago Uber Driver With Felony Conviction Charged With Battery For Allegedly Hitting Passenger: forbes.com
Uber Driver in India Accused of Rape: bbc.com
I’m thinking that Uber is going have a tough time defending this one in court. But I am a computer nerd, not a lawyer.
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