Uber Faces $410 Million Dollar Canadian Class Action Suit

[DEAD7]

A class action suite has been filed by the Taxi and Limo drivers and owners in the Province of Ontario in Canada against Uber, claiming $400 Million Canadian dollars in compensatory damages, $10 million in punitive damages. They claim that Uber is violation the Ontario Highway Traffic Act that covers taxis and limos, and have caused them to lost money. They also seek an injunction against Uber operating in Ontario. "This protectionist suit is without merit," Uber said in a statement. "As we saw from a recent court ruling in Ontario, Uber is operating legally and is a business model distinct from traditional taxi services."

 

[DEAD7]

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

Only companies can exercise their rights.

Amirite?

 

[DEAD7]

Only companies can exercise their rights.

Amirite?

Bottom line on this 'sharing economy' stuff IMO is it should be welcomed as an opportunity to revise outdated regulations and laws, not an opportunity to regulate popular new companies as if they are the older incumbents they are competing with.

Spoiler

Oh and f*ck the outdated taxi and limo services that are complaining. Innovation will inevitably wash them away... running to the state is just a means of postponing it.

 

[the cac mamba]

suing because they...competed

 

[OfTheCross]

Bottom line on this 'sharing economy' stuff IMO is it should be welcomed as an opportunity to revise outdated regulations and laws, not an opportunity to regulate popular new companies as if they are the older incumbents they are competing with.

Spoiler

Oh and f*ck the outdated taxi and limo services that are complaining. Innovation will inevitably wash them away... running to the state is just a means of postponing it.

It shouldn't wash them away.

They'll just come up with some kinda app themselves if they're smart

 

[babylon1]

wut's dat...like 5 cent mmmurrican money?

 

[Hiphoplives4eva]

These Taxi drivers are useless and need to upgrade their infrastructure. I hope they all fail. Tired of having to deal with racist cab drivers when I'm in cities like Chicago and NY

 

[88m3]

These Taxi drivers are useless and need to upgrade their infrastructure. I hope they all fail. Tired of having to deal with racist cab drivers when I'm in cities like Chicago and NY

utter bullshyt

 

[Amestafuu (Emeritus)]

wut's dat...like 5 cent mmmurrican money?

Yes.

Your education system didn't fail you.

 

[Robbie3000]

Taxi drivers

You did it to yourself by offering an inferior product. Personally, I'm going to PPP a bottle when the whole industry goes under.

Uber

 

[MVike28]

It was all good just a week ago

fukk these smelly, dirty, unprofessional cabs and drivers.

Let me see pay less while getting chaperoned in an Audi Q7 (this weekend) or ride a raggedy trash bucket with archaic payment options.

fukk outta here.

 

[MVike28]

Taxi drivers

You did it to yourself by offering an inferior product. Personally, I'm going to PPP a bottle when the whole industry goes under.

Uber

I'm fine with whatever out of this world valuation they are at now.

This is a LIFE CHANGER

 

[ProfessionallyTrill]

I've been using uber twice a day for the last 2 months since my car died.

Tried a taxi once and never did it again.

Uber for the win

 

[Trip]

I've been using uber twice a day for the last 2 months since my car died.

Tried a taxi once and never did it again.

Uber for the win

banning uber would be like banning cell phones and forcing everyone to use pay phones again. It's an impossible fight...