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Virginia Says Airbnb Lacks Insurance License to Offer Host Damage Protection Plan
Jun 12 2026 // Regulators at the Virginia Bureau of Insurance are raising issues with Airbnb over its Host Damage Protection (HDP) program, maintaining that it is an insurance product and Airbnb is offering it without being properly...
Uber Sues New York City Over ‘Reckless’ Driver Protection Law
Jun 11 2026 // Uber Technologies sued New York City to block enforcement of a new law that it said would unconstitutionally force it to keep drivers it does not want on its platform. In a complaint filed late on Tuesday night, Uber said...
Uber, Lyft Drivers in Massachusetts Form First US Ride-Share Union
May 27 2026 // Ride-share drivers for app-based companies such as Uber and Lyft have unionized in Massachusetts, forming what state officials and labor leaders said was the first officially recognized organization in the U.S. to...
Florida Court Says 2020 Law Gives ‘Very Broad’ Liability Immunity to Rideshare Firms
May 26 2026 // A Florida appeals court this month handed ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft a major legal victory with a broad interpretation of what the court called an unusually broad liability immunity law. The 4th District...
Uber and FedEx Get Green Light for Racketeering Suit Against Lawyers, Doctors
May 13 2026 // A federal judge in Pennsylvania has given the green light to a racketeering lawsuit by Uber Technologies, Inc. and Federal Express Corp. alleging that a Philadelphia law firm and a group of medical providers conspired to...
Carolina Jury Finds Uber Liable for Actions of Driver Who Grabbed Passenger’s Thigh
Apr 22 2026 // Rideshare giant Uber is liable for the behavior of a driver who grabbed the inner thigh of a passenger as she was leaving the front seat of his car and asked if he could “keep her” with him, a jury in North...
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