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US: Judge says Uber antitrust suit can be withdrawn

By  |  October 27, 2019

A federal judge in San Francisco has ruled that a limousine company can withdraw its proposed class action accusing Uber of violating antitrust laws by classifying its drivers as independent contractors, reported Reuters. 

US District Judge Edward Chen on Wednesday, October 23, said Diva Limousine’s case had not generated enough publicity to alert other livery companies that could have participated, so there was no risk in potential class members not knowing that the 2018 lawsuit had been dismissed voluntarily.

In court, Diva’s lawyers argued that alleged misclassification of drivers could save the company as much as US$500 million annually in California alone.

In 2018, the California Supreme Court made a ruling making it more difficult for companies to classify workers as independent contractors. It also named misclassification of employment as a type of unfair competition.

Full Content: Reuters

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