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Recent News About Lyft
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Ballot initiative that would have left the fate of Lyft, Uber drivers to Massachusetts voters is withdrawn
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - A ballot measure that was certified by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey (D) was declared unconstitutional by the Massachusetts Supreme Court. -
Federal judge pares Lyft driver's privacy suit over Uber’s alleged driver tracking program
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – A class action lawsuit brought by a Lyft Inc. driver against Uber Technologies Inc. regarding Uber’s alleged “Hell” tracking program is moving forward. -
Consumer alleges he did not give Lyft permission to send texts
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – A California man alleges that his privacy was invaded by a ride-hailing company's text messages. -
Lyft settles proposed class action over toll charges after judge affirms arbitration agreement
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – After receiving a positive ruling from a federal judge, riide share company Lyft has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed against it by a New York plaintiff who had sought class action certification for his suit over toll charges. -
Lyft drivers sees damages over allegations employment was misclassified
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) – Lyft drivers are alleging that they were misclassified as independent contractors and that Lyft unlawfully placed the cost of doing business to its drivers. -
New Mexico cab company claims Uber, Lyft operated in area unlawfully
ALBUQUERQUE N.M. (Legal Newsline) – A New Mexico cab company alleges it has been damaged by the purportedly unauthorized service provided by ride-sharing companies. -
Lyft driver alleges she was underpaid by company, files class action
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – A Long Beach, New Jersey, resident alleges she was not properly compensated as a Lyft driver. -
Spokeo decision leads to dismissal of Lyft class action
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Though a district judge used a U.S. Supreme Court decision issued last spring to dismiss a Lyft driver's proposed class action over alleged Fair Credit Reporting Act violations, that high court ruling hasn't killed all such putative actions, a Tampa, Florida-based attorney says. -
Attorney offers 'cynical' view of independent contractor litigation in the sharing economy
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – Sharing economy litigation such as the misclassification lawsuit filed in June against Grubhub is more about governments and predatory plaintiffs than anything inevitable in cooperative consumerism, an Ohio attorney opined during a recent interview. -
Two Austin drivers accuse Uber of wrongful termination, face uphill battle
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – In May thousands of drivers lost their jobs when Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. removed their services from Austin, Texas.