Uber will pay $178 million to settle lawsuit with Australian taxi drivers, law firm says By Reuters

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SYDNEY (Reuters) – Uber (NYSE:) will pay US$271.8 million ($178.3 million) to settle a lawsuit brought in Australia by taxi drivers and motorists who claim their revenue has decreased since the ride-hailing company moved there. ) agreed to pay. one law firm said Monday.

Maurice Blackburn lawyers filed a class action lawsuit in Victoria’s Supreme Court in 2019 on behalf of more than 8,000 taxi and hire car owners and drivers. “Uber fought tooth and nail at every point,” the law firm said.

“Since 2018, Uber has been a significant contributor to various state-level taxi compensation schemes, and today’s proposed settlement puts these existing issues firmly in the past,” an Uber spokesperson said in an emailed response.

Uber did not disclose the details of the proposed settlement in its response.

“What our group members were asking for was results, not another excuse,” said Maurice Blackburn.

($1 = 1.5246 Australian Dollars)