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Cease And Desist in New Mexico Continues for Lyft

Aug 1 2014 // State regulators have rejected a motion by ride-sharing service Lyft for a stay on a pending cease and desist order against the company.The Albuquerque Journal reported that the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission...

Penn. Public Utility Commission Schedules Uber, Lyft Hearings

Jul 30 2014 // The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has set separate two-day hearings next month to consider permanent licenses for ride-sharing companies Uber and Lyft.The PUC last week gave the San Francisco-based firms temporary...

Rideshare Firm Lyft Works Out Deal to Operate in New York City

Jul 25 2014 // New York State officials announced today rideshare firm Lyft has agreed to operate in New York City in full compliance with existing laws and regulations. The announcement comes two weeks after the state’s attorney...

Penn. Public Utility Commission OKs Emergency Rideshare Permits in Pittsburgh

Jul 25 2014 // Pennsylvania’s Public Utility Commission approved emergency permits Thursday for two ride-sharing companies to operate in the Pittsburgh area.The PUC had previously obtained cease-and-desist orders — which the...

Ban Against Lyft Ride Sharing Service Extended in St. Louis

Jul 16 2014 // A St. Louis, Mo., judge extended a temporary restraining order that bans the ride-sharing service Lyft from operating in the city or St. Louis County.St. Louis Circuit Judge Joan Moriarty said this week that Lyft cannot...

Lyft Delays New York City Start, Avoids Court-Ordered Shutdown

Jul 15 2014 // Lyft Inc., the car-sharing business vying with Uber Technologies Inc. for customers hailing rides with smartphones, agreed to further postpone its start in New York City and avoided a court-ordered shutdown sought by the...

Lyft’s Insurance Move a First Step Toward Regular TNC Coverage

Jul 14 2014 // Even as it faces new regulatory headaches in New York, transportation network company Lyft is making news this week with a major announcement today that should quiet at least some of its vocal critics: the company has...

Rideshare Firm Lyft’s NYC Launch Postponed

Jul 14 2014 // The on-demand ride-sharing app Lyft postponed its scheduled launch in New York City last Friday while a New York state judge will wait to consider whether its planned operations violate state and local laws.The state...

Uber and Lyft Accelerate Cash Battle to Recruit Drivers

Jul 14 2014 // Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. are racing to recruit drivers to spur the growth of their ride- sharing businesses. Stefanie Leifer recently found herself caught in the middle.Leifer has worked for San Francisco-based...

‘Share’ Economy to Bring Sweeping Changes to Pittsburgh

Jul 10 2014 // Jonathan Danial is a concierge, making sure guests have bottled water, crisp linens and the signature house banana bread — in his home.David Pavel has been a classic limo driver, chatting up his passengers as he gets...

Rideshare Firm Lyft Hits Roadblock in NYC Ahead of Scheduled Start

Jul 10 2014 // Lyft Inc. isn’t authorized to offer ride sharing in New York, according to the city’s taxi regulator, just days before it was due to start service.The service hasn’t complied with safety requirements and...

Uber, Lyft, Sidecar Toe-to-Toe With Insurers State-by-State

Jul 7 2014 // The share-and-share-alike attitude considered a virtue by some has become fighting words between ridesharing companies and the insurance industry.“We try not to make it a battle,” says Robert Passmore, senior...

Judges Order Ridesharing Firms Uber, Lyft to Halt Operations in Pittsburgh

Jul 3 2014 // Two administrative law judges have agreed with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission to force two ride-share companies to stop operating in Pittsburgh.The judges issued their rulings Tuesday, five days after PUC...

Uber, Lyft, Sidecar Toe-to-Toe With Insurers State-by-State

Jun 27 2014 // The share-and-share-alike attitude considered a virtue by some has the potential to create a rift between between ridesharing companies and insurance companies.“We try not to make it a battle,” said Robert...

Pittsburgh Mayor Defending Ride-Sharing Companies

Jun 21 2014 // Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto is defending two ride-sharing companies that the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission’s Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement has recently threatened with fines and cease-and-desist...

Ridesharing Bill Cruising Through California Legislature

Jun 17 2014 // A bill to more thoroughly regulate insurance requirements for ridesharing companies is successfully wending its way through California Legislature as insurance associations and representatives for companies like Uber and...

California Regulators Want Insurers to Speed Up Ridesharing Policies

Jun 11 2014 // The California Public Utilities Commission wants the insurance industry to get off its duff and start creating some products to offer to ridesharing drivers.A proposal issued by CPUC on Tuesday further defines ridesharing...

Ridesharing Firms Uber, Lyft Accused of Racketeering in Conn. Cab Lawsuit

May 22 2014 // Ride-sharing services Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. were accused of racketeering in a lawsuit by Connecticut taxi and livery firms, which said the companies “prey parasitically” on established...

Ridesharing Service Gains Kinder Favor in Missouri

May 21 2014 // A ridesharing service embroiled in a legal dispute with the St. Louis taxi commission has received a public show of support from one of the state’s top elected leaders.Missouri Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder urged the...

Tampa Vows to Ticket Lyft, Uber Ridesharing Drivers

Apr 30 2014 // Drivers for the ride-sharing services Lyft and Uber will be ticketed in the Tampa area, the Public Transportation Commission announced. Drivers were previously given verbal warnings. Fines can reach $800, including a $500...