In New York City, taxi industry regulators require cab and rideshare drivers to carry personal injury coverage of as much as $200,000. (Credit: Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg)

(Bloomberg) — Ride-sharing giant Uber Technologies Inc. filed a racketeering lawsuit against a group of law firms, doctors and pain-management clinics it claims staged fake car accidents and performed unnecessary surgeries to take advantage of New York’s lucrative no-fault insurance policies.

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