Judge stalls Uber, Postmates challenge to California job law

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge on Monday refused to exempt ride-hailing company Uber and on-demand meal delivery service Postmates from a broad new California labor law while she considers their lawsuit. U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee in Los Angeles denied the companies’ request for a preliminary injunction protecting them from the law aimed... Read More

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Postmates, Uber

December 31, 2019

Uber, Postmates sue to challenge California’s new labor law

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Ride-share company Uber and on-demand meal delivery service Postmates sued Monday to block a broad new California law aimed at giving wage and benefit protections to people who work as independent contractors. The lawsuit filed in U.S. court in Los Angeles argues that the law set to take effect Wednesday violates... Read More

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Postmates, Uber

October 31, 2019

Hackers plead guilty in data breach that Uber covered up

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Two computer hackers have pleaded guilty to concocting an extortion scheme that entangled Uber in a yearlong cover-up of a data breach that stole sensitive information about 57 million of the ride-hailing service’s passengers and drivers. The pleas entered Wednesday in a San Jose, California, federal court by Brandon Charles... Read More

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Brandon Charles Glover, Uber, Vasile Mereacre

October 11, 2019

Uber driver not guilty in death of passenger in Denver

DENVER (AP) — A jury on Thursday found an Uber driver not guilty of murder in the fatal shooting of a passenger he said attacked him while driving on a freeway in Denver. Jurors sided with Michael Hancock, 31, who argued that he was defending himself against passenger Hyun (Huhn) Kim. About four hours after... Read More

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Michael Hancock, Uber

August 28, 2019

Ex-Google engineer charged in Uber self-driving theft case

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A former Google engineer was charged Tuesday with stealing self-driving car technology from the company shortly before he joined Uber’s efforts to catch up in the high-stakes race to build robotic vehicles. The indictment filed by the U.S. attorney’s office in San Jose, California, is an offshoot of a lawsuit... Read More

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Anthony Levandowski, Uber, Waymo

June 5, 2019

Family of slain Chicago cab driver sues Uber

CHICAGO (AP) — The family of a Chicago cab driver who died after being hurt in a fight with a ride-sharing driver is suing Uber. Fangqui Lu is wanted on a murder warrant in the September death of Anis Tungekar. Authorities say the 64-year-old Tungekar was injured two days before his death by Lu, who... Read More

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Fangqui Lu, Uber

September 19, 2018

Uber driver suing Bucs’ QB Winston over groping incident

PHOENIX (AP) — A female Uber driver in Arizona is suing Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston, accusing him of sexual assault. Court documents say the woman filed the suit in Arizona on Tuesday and is seeking more than $75,000 in damages. She said Winston grabbed her crotch in the drive-thru of a Mexican restaurant... Read More

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Jameis Winston, Uber

June 4, 2018

Police: Uber driver said rider was shot during attack try

DENVER (AP) — An Uber driver arrested in the fatal shooting of a passenger told a witness that he opened fire after his customer tried to attack him, police said Friday. However, a partially redacted police report says driver Michael Andre Hancock, 29, declined to talk to investigators without a lawyer present about the shooting... Read More

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Hyun Kim, Uber

February 20, 2018

Missing Uber driver reportedly placed mysterious 911 call

A missing Uber driver in California called 911 after he vanished while working, police said. Joshua Thiede, who also drives for Lyft, was last seen the morning of Feb. 11 driving a black 2014 Nissan Altima in Los Angeles, CBS News reported. Thiede, 29, placed a call to 911 the following day, but he was... Read More

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Joshua Thiede, Uber

February 5, 2018

A raucous Google-Uber fight is finally heading to trial

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Google-bred pioneer in self-driving cars and Uber’s beleaguered ride-hailing service are colliding in a courtroom showdown revolving around allegations of deceit, betrayal, espionage and a high-tech heist that tore apart one-time allies. The trial opening Monday in San Francisco federal court comes nearly a year after Google spin-off Waymo sued... Read More

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Google, Uber

January 26, 2018

The Latest: Mexican Uber driver in US illegally denies rapes

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on an Uber driver accused of rape and other crimes against young women in California (all times local): 6:05 p.m. An Uber driver living in the country illegally has pleaded not guilty to charges of raping, assaulting and robbing young women in California. The San Luis Obispo... Read More

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Alfonso Alarcon-Nunez, Uber

January 23, 2018

Uber driver in US illegally charged with 4 California rapes

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Mexican man living in the U.S. illegally used his job as an Uber driver to target intoxicated young women and was charged Monday with raping, assaulting and robbing four victims, California prosecutors said. Alfonso Alarcon-Nunez drove women to their homes, assaulted them, and stole property including cellphones, computers and jewelry,... Read More

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Alfonso Alarcon-Nunez, Uber

December 16, 2017

Inflammatory letter sheds light on Uber’s alleged misconduct

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A former Uber security specialist accused the company of dispatching a team of spies to steal its rivals’ trade secrets and using shady tactics to thwart its competition in the ride-hailing market, according an inflammatory letter unsealed Friday by a federal judge. Those tactics allegedly included impersonating other people, illegally recording... Read More

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Uber

December 14, 2017

Justice Department confirms criminal probe in Uber case

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A recent letter from the U.S. Attorney’s office confirms that the Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation connected to allegations that a former Uber executive stole self-driving car technology from a Google spin-off to help the ride-hailing service build robotic vehicles. The letter unsealed Wednesday by a federal judge marks... Read More

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Judge stalls Uber, Postmates challenge to California job law

Uber, Postmates sue to challenge California’s new labor law

Hackers plead guilty in data breach that Uber covered up

Uber driver not guilty in death of passenger in Denver

Ex-Google engineer charged in Uber self-driving theft case

Family of slain Chicago cab driver sues Uber

Uber driver suing Bucs’ QB Winston over groping incident

Police: Uber driver said rider was shot during attack try

Missing Uber driver reportedly placed mysterious 911 call

A raucous Google-Uber fight is finally heading to trial

The Latest: Mexican Uber driver in US illegally denies rapes

Uber driver in US illegally charged with 4 California rapes

Inflammatory letter sheds light on Uber’s alleged misconduct

Justice Department confirms criminal probe in Uber case

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