FILE - An Uber sign is displayed inside a car in Palatine, Ill., Feb. 10, 2022. A failed Australian taxi industry disruptor has on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, begun its law suit against Uber claiming the U.S. giant began illegally operating ride sharing in Australia to gain an unfair advantage over competitors. FILE - An Uber sign is displayed at the company’s headquarters in San Francisco, Sept. 12, 2022.
Taxi Apps lawyer Michael Hodge told the court on Tuesday that Uber lawyers agreed on Monday to a statement of facts similar to that behind the class action settlement.Uber pays $178 million to end legal fight with Australian taxi driversHodge said Uber got a head start of at least 20 months over its competitors in Australia’s emerging transport app market by launching UberX when ridesharing was illegal in some Australian states.
Hodge said if Uber had complied with Australian law, GoCatch would have continued its growth trajectory, accumulated drivers and eventually launched a ridesharing product when the law allowed. “Uber firmly rejects any suggestion that we should be liable for the failure of other P2P businesses to adapt to an emerging competitive landscape,” the statement said, referring to peer-to-peer rides without professional drivers.“Uber has never accepted responsibility for its conduct towards GoCatch. Uber’s first priority was to win at any cost using any method to destroy us as a competitive threat,” Campbell said in a statement.
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