National Labor Board Urges Court to Block Uber Arbitration Agreement November 3, 2016 By Joel Rosenblatt The U.S. labor-protection watchdog is taking sides with Uber Technologies Inc. drivers in their fight to be treated better than...
Facebook, Google Amassing of ‘Faceprints’ Facing Legal Challenges October 26, 2016 By Joel Rosenblatt Facebook Inc.’s software knows your face almost as well as your mother does. And like mom, it isn’t asking your...
Appeals Court Grants Uber Pro-Arbitration Ruling, Thwarting Drivers’ Class Action September 7, 2016 By Joel Rosenblatt and Patricia Hurtado Uber Technologies Inc.’s arbitration agreements were largely ruled by an appeals court to be valid and enforceable in a blow...
Uber Must Face Claims of Creating Fake Lyft Accounts September 6, 2016 By Joel Rosenblatt While Uber Technologies Inc. fights to keep its own drivers out of court with their grievances, it can’t force arbitration...
Judge Nixes Users’ Privacy Class Action Against Facebook September 6, 2016 By Joel Rosenblatt Facebook Inc. defeated a bid for a group lawsuit claiming the company illegally gave its users’ personal information to advertisers,...
Judge Finds $28M Uber Offer to Settle Rider Fee Class Action Unfair September 1, 2016 By Joel Rosenblatt Uber Technologies Inc. was dealt a second rejection of a legal settlement, this time in a case over claims the...
Failure of Uber Settlement Opens Door for Wage Claims August 22, 2016 By Joel Rosenblatt The rejection of a $100 million settlement with drivers comes with plenty of silver linings for Uber Technologies Inc. The...
Judge Nixes $100M Driver Settlement But Uber May Win in End August 19, 2016 By Joel Rosenblatt Uber Technologies Inc. may come out ahead by failing to win court approval of a $100 million settlement with drivers....
Uber Insists If Arbitration Pact Is Nixed, $100M Driver Settlement Is Dead August 1, 2016 By Joel Rosenblatt Uber Technologies Inc.’s message to the judge who must approve its $100 million settlement with drivers is clear: take it...
Judge Denies Uber Bid to Enforce Arbitration in Consumer Suit August 1, 2016 By Bob Van Voris and Joel Rosenblatt Uber Technologies Inc. can’t require a Connecticut customer accusing the company of price-fixing to resolve the fight in arbitration, a...