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Uber has settled a class action lawsuit for $270 million – what was it accused of?
Who’d want to go back to the days before Uber? The days in which you could never be certain you could get a taxi, the days of long wait times trying to order one on the phone, and the days in which you would never know for sure how your driver would treat you. So much has Uber improved the experience of getting a ride (young people rely on it in a way their parents were never able to rely on taxis) that it might seem incomprehensible Uber has just agreed to pay almost A$272 million to stop a class action against it going to court. The $271.8 million settlement is the fifth-largest in Australia, eclipsed only by two ... (full story)