Uber Faces $410 Million Dollar Canadian Class Action Suit

[DEAD7]

 

[unit321]

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."

Well, its Canada, their laws and courts. I'd like to see Uber get double-fisted on this case.

 

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

Bottom line on this 'sharing economy' stuff IMO is it should be welcomed as an opportunity to revise outdated regulations and laws, not an opportunity to regulate popular new companies as if they are the older incumbents they are competing with.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Oh and f*ck the outdated taxi and limo services that are complaining.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

Uber is fighting all regulation it faces tooth and nail, and has demonstrated with cold regularity it gives no fukks about the existing TL&C business...... what are you talking about homie.

 

[DEAD7]

Uber is fighting all regulation it faces tooth and nail, and has demonstrated with cold regularity it gives no fukks about the existing TL&C business...... what are you talking about homie.

As it should...

My point is this is "an opportunity to revise outdated regulations and laws, not an opportunity to regulate popular new companies as if they are the older incumbents they are competing with. "

 

[Ed MOTHERFUCKING G]

suing because they...competed

These suits are about avoiding taxes. Which uber CLEARLY does.

 

[Ed MOTHERFUCKING G]

As it should...

My point is this is "an opportunity to revise outdated regulations and laws, not an opportunity to regulate popular new companies as if they are the older incumbents they are competing with. "

That is a fair discussion to have.

 

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

As it should...

My point is this is "an opportunity to revise outdated regulations and laws, not an opportunity to regulate popular new companies as if they are the older incumbents they are competing with. "

By "revise" you mean "get rid of". Spare me with the altruistic platitudes and CATO PC-washed thoughtspeak

 

[Domingo Halliburton]

Even if they're the 'napster' of this and get sued out of existence, they changed the industry.

 

[Hiphoplives4eva]

By "revise" you mean "get rid of". Spare me with the altruistic platitudes and CATO PC-washed thoughtspeak

Get out of here. if a business can't compete it should either revitalize its business model or GTFOH. Passing laws to keep business afloat is bullshyt.

But i'm sure you're one of those neoliberals that like to regulate business in an effort to make things "better" so i'm not surprised

 

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

Get out of here. if a business can't compete it should either revitalize its business model or GTFOH. Passing laws to keep business afloat is bullshyt.

But i'm sure you're one of those neoliberals that like to regulate business in an effort to make things "better" so i'm not surprised

I think Uber can be a constructive changing force in the shared ride industry. I don't think it should use that premise as justification for completely bypassing the legal system. If that makes me a "neoliberal that likes to regulate business" to you so be it, IDG6Fs.

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

Shrug

 

[CHL]

Not surprised HHL4E is a retard who thinks neoliberal means the opposite of what it really is.

 

[mbewane]

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

It's already banned in various areas, or in the process of being banned. Here's everywhere Uber is banned around the world

 

[the cac mamba]

These suits are about avoiding taxes. Which uber CLEARLY does.

but thats up to the government

i mean i guess what youre saying is that cabs are sayin why do we pay taxes and uber doesnt. but lets be honest, ubers bottom line could take a hit and people would still use it because of the convenience. even if its the same price

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

but thats up to the government

i mean i guess what youre saying is that cabs are sayin why do we pay taxes and uber doesnt. but lets be honest, ubers bottom line could take a hit and people would still use it because of the convenience. even if its the same price

So what are you even arguing?

LOL