Uber has agreed to pay A$271.8m ($178.3m; £140m) to settle a lawsuit in Australia, according to a law firm for taxi operators and drivers.
Maurice Blackburn Lawyers filed the class action on behalf of over 8,000 taxi and hire car owners and drivers.
The case alleged they lost income when the the ride-hailing giant “aggressively” moved into the country.
The case alleged they lost income when the the ride-hailing giant “aggressively” moved into the country.
“Since 2018, Uber has made significant contributions into various state-level taxi compensation schemes, and with today’s proposed settlement, we put these legacy issues firmly in our past,” Uber said in a statement.
The company did not disclose the size of the proposed settlement.
“It would be inappropriate to comment on specifics until the agreement is finalised and the settlement is disclosed to the court,” it said.
The class action was filed against Uber in 2019 in the Supreme Court of Australia’s Victoria state.
“This case succeeded where so many others have failed. In Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia, cases were brought against governments and all of them failed,” Maurice Blackburn principal lawyer Michael Donelly said.
Uber has agreed to pay A$271.8m ($178.3m; £140m) to settle a lawsuit in Australia, according to a law firm for taxi operators and drivers.
The case alleged they lost income when the the ride-hailing giant “aggressively” moved into the country.
Maurice Blackburn Lawyers filed the class action on behalf of over 8,000 taxi and hire car owners and drivers.
“Since 2018, Uber has made significant contributions into various state-level taxi compensation schemes, and with today’s proposed settlement, we put these legacy issues firmly in our past,” Uber said in a statement.
The case alleged they lost income when the the ride-hailing giant “aggressively” moved into the country.
The case alleged they lost income when the the ride-hailing giant “aggressively” moved into the country.
“Since 2018, Uber has made significant contributions into various state-level taxi compensation schemes, and with today’s proposed settlement, we put these legacy issues firmly in our past,” Uber said in a statement.
The company did not disclose the size of the proposed settlement.
“It would be inappropriate to comment on specifics until the agreement is finalised and the settlement is disclosed to the court,” it said.
The class action was filed against Uber in 2019 in the Supreme Court of Australia’s Victoria state.
“This case succeeded where so many others have failed. In Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia, cases were brought against governments and all of them failed,” Maurice Blackburn principal lawyer Michael Donelly said.
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