(Bloomberg) — Uber Technologies Inc. lost a bid to dismiss a lawsuit over its claims to being safer than taxis.
U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar in San Francisco ruled Friday that the app-based ride-hailing service has made itself out to be "objectively and measurably safer" than competitors.
Yellow Cab Co. and 18 other taxi services that operate in California metropolitan areas including San Francisco and Los Angeles sued Uber in March, alleging it misleads customers about its background checks for drivers and driver safety.
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