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19 Dec 2014, 8:00 am
Although the services have many loyal devotees, there are increasing concerns about what happens when things go wrong both in terms of car accidents and when either party has bad intentions. [read post]
18 Dec 2014, 10:04 am by Cyrus Farivar
A Boston Uber driver has been formally charged by Massachusetts prosecutors with rape, assault to rape, kidnapping, assault, and two counts of battery. [read post]
11 Dec 2014, 10:59 am by Glotzer & Sweat
Insurance Issues: Individual drivers usually have insurance for their vehicle but, many carriers are trying to exclude coverage for people using their cars as ride share vehicles. [read post]
11 Dec 2014, 9:19 am by Gritsforbreakfast
"I'm not a fan of Reed's other suggested DWI solution - "sobriety checkpoints" where every car is stopped at a roadblock regardless of whether there's reasonable suspicion. [read post]
10 Dec 2014, 6:47 am by Joy Waltemath
Abdul Mohamed, a driver for Uber Technologies, has filed a class action suit in the Northern District of California  alleging that the mobile app-based car service, along with its wholly owned subsidiary Rasier LLC and its employment screening agency Hirease LLC, run background checks on applicants without their knowledge or authorization and use the information to make hiring decisions. [read post]
8 Dec 2014, 3:31 am by Jon Gelman
Today's post is shared from the nytimes.com/UBER, the popular car-service app that allows you to hail a cab from your smartphone, shows your assigned car as a moving dot on a map as it makes its way toward you. [read post]
5 Dec 2014, 4:11 pm by Myanna Dellinger
In today’s “sharing economy,” more and more private individuals attempt to earn some (additional) money in untraditional ways such as selling various things on eBay, driving cars for alternative passenger transportation services such as Uber and Lyft, and providing lodging... [read post]
2 Dec 2014, 9:30 pm by Kate Sell
Taxi companies and industry representatives have pushed to regulate Uber and Lyft like traditional car services. [read post]
2 Dec 2014, 4:56 am
Interestingly, according to the New York Post article, Uber ,the ride-sharing company, first contacted UBER the graphic design company, after its two owners finally started answering phone calls directed at Uber in innane ways such as, sorry no cars today, it rains, and we do not want our cars to get wet. [read post]
27 Nov 2014, 12:00 am by Illinois BLJ
  The issue hit home on New Year’s Eve of last year when a driver struck and killed a six-year-old girl in San Francisco.[20]  The driver of the car had not picked up a passenger yet, but was actively awaiting one. [read post]
24 Nov 2014, 6:37 am by Michael Geist
The mounting battle between Uber, the popular app-based car service, and the incumbent taxi industry has featured court dates in Toronto, undercover sting operations in Ottawa, and a marketing campaign designed to stoke fear among potential Uber customers. [read post]
24 Nov 2014, 6:35 am by Michael Geist
When those mesh – the Uber customer enters an Uber car – they company can track movements along city streets. [read post]
23 Nov 2014, 4:30 am by Barry Sookman
http://t.co/N5LeF0WeBy -> The Tyranny of Free | East Bay Express http://t.co/IBwi2ZbMp5 -> blogged: Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2014-11-18 http://t.co/2r0ORsD3zm -> Sony Giving Free Streaming Services the Stink Eye | Billboard http://t.co/pXjrZdFkbw -> Cisco expects to pay $188M to Rockstar, the Apple-owned patent licensor http://t.co/zYBRgs2kFi -> Court agrees that Google’s search results qualify as free speech http://t.co/xZCAnblsui -> Fast Forward: What… [read post]
23 Nov 2014, 12:00 am by Illinois BLJ
”[12]   Even though Lyft markets themselves as “your friend with a car,”[13] the definition provided in the Illinois Compiled Statutes hardly applies to the commercial nature of the company’s business. [read post]
20 Nov 2014, 6:01 am by Rachel, Law Clerk and Office Manager
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18 Nov 2014, 12:08 pm by John Delaney
Uber is adding an intriguing new feature to its popular ride-sharing service – music. [read post]
14 Nov 2014, 5:30 am
Last week, we noted car-sharing service Lyft's first passenger fatality, and pondered the insurance implications thereof. [read post]
13 Nov 2014, 9:00 am by Ashley S. O'Neill
Consumers of taxi and black car services have witnessed a sea change in options over the past few years. [read post]
13 Nov 2014, 8:08 am by admin
The company is one of a few popular car-for-hire services that provide rides as an on-demand alternative to taxis. [read post]
4 Nov 2014, 1:49 pm
Fast forward a bit to this past Spring, and we restated the problem in the age of Uber and Lyft:"The Nebraska Departments of Insurance and Motor Vehicles are urging caution before people sign up for Internet services that connect drivers, riders and vehicle owners for car-sharing and ride-sharing. [read post]