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Uber Pays Fine Imposed on South Carolina Driver

Dec 8 2014 // Editor’s Note: This is a corrected version of this story. In a story Dec. 6 about a driver for the Internet ride-sharing company Uber being fined, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the driver had been...

James River Not Afraid to Take on Uber, Riskier Assets

Dec 8 2014 // The insurer that ridesharing service Uber Technologies Inc. uses to protect drivers and passengers is going public, promoting how it’s more willing than competitors to invest in junk-rated loans.James River Group...

Rideshare Companies Risk Defying Arizona Law

Dec 1 2014 // Ridesharing companies such as Uber are riding high in Arizona at the risk of defying state law, the Arizona Capitol Times reported.Companies such as Uber and Lyft have only revved up operations since Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed...

Ride, Home-Sharing Regulation Debate Reaches North Carolina

Dec 1 2014 // North Carolina lawmakers heard arguments recently for and against increasing regulation of digital services that allow people to sell car rides through a smartphone app or rent out rooms to travelers.Car services such as...

Uber Cannot Operate in Nevada Pending Regulator Case

Nov 26 2014 // Uber Technologies Inc. was blocked from operating in Nevada by a judge in Reno after regulators succeeded in getting the case taken from a judge in Las Vegas who had refused the halt the mobile car-booking service.Nevada...

Oregon City fines Uber company For Failure to Get License

Nov 21 2014 // The city of Eugene, Ore. has fined the ridesharing company Uber $2,000 for failing to get a city license, and a city official says the fine could be repeated daily.But the Eugene Register-Guard reported that whether Uber...

North Carolina Lawmakers Hear Pros, Cons of Uber, Lyft, Airbnb

Nov 20 2014 // North Carolina lawmakers heard arguments this week for and against increasing regulation of digital services that allow people to sell car rides through a smartphone app or rent out rooms to travelers.Car services such as...

Ridesharing Rivalry: Lyft Sues Uber Claiming Documents Lifted

Nov 6 2014 // Lyft Inc. escalated the battle to crack the taxi and limousine market overseas with a lawsuit accusing a former executive of defecting to Uber Technologies Inc. with proprietary documents about Lyft’s international...

Oregon City Threatens to Fine Uber

Oct 31 2014 // The city of Eugene, Ore. has ordered the Uber ridesharing company to cease operations or be fined. The Register-Guard reported Uber has refused to apply for a taxi license since its drivers began operating in Eugene last...

Uber Ridesharing Serving Kids and Their Busy Parents

Oct 31 2014 // As the oldest of three kids, Baily Deeter was often the last to be picked up from school by his mother. Then Uber Technologies Inc. came along.When Baily started ninth grade in August, his parents gave him an account for...

Mississippi City Opposes Ridesharing Firm Uber

Oct 30 2014 // Officials in Oxford, Mississippi are trying to stop the ridesharing company Uber from operating in the city.Uber Technologies Inc. provides a smartphone app that allows people to order rides in privately driven cars...

Uber Drivers Pass by Oregon City’s Taxi Regulations

Oct 29 2014 // Salem, Ore. urban planning administrator Glen Gross says Uber continues to operate outside taxi regulations, despite a warning letter from the city and negotiations with the ridesharing company.Gross says it will be up to...

Nevada Official Says 11 Drivers Cited so Far For Uber

Oct 28 2014 // Nevada drivers with the ridesharing company Uber are picking up passengers despite a judge’s order blocking the rides until at least until Nov. 7.Nevada Taxicab Authority spokeswoman Teri Williams told the Las Vegas...

Ridesharing Uber Halted in Nevada For Now

Oct 27 2014 // It didn’t take long for Uber to come to a screeching halt in Nevada. District Court Judge James Russell in Carson City has blocked Uber from offering any rides in the state through at least Nov. 7. A hearing is set...

Anchorage In Ridesharing Lawsuit Has Judge’s Backing

Oct 15 2014 // A state court judge says ridesharing company Uber cannot offer transportation for hire in Alaska’s largest city unless it complies with a local ordinance.Superior Court Judge Michael Corey issued an order Monday...

Tuscaloosa Police Warn Uber Drivers

Oct 8 2014 // City officials in Tuscaloosa say they’ve informed representatives of the Uber ridesharing service that drivers will soon face arrest unless the company complies with the city’s demands.Tuscaloosa police Sgt....

Alaska City Asks Court To Halt Uber

Oct 6 2014 // Anchorage, Alaska is taking court action to stop ride-sharing company Uber from operating in the city.The city requested an injunction and a temporary restraining order against Uber Technologies Inc. in civil superior...

New Mexico Judge Refuses to Stop Uber, Lyft

Oct 6 2014 // A state judge has denied a request by New Mexico taxi cab and limousine companies for a temporary restraining order against the ridesharing services Lyft and Uber.District Court Judge Nancy Franchini wrote in her order...

Boston Emerging as Unlikely Battleground for Web-Based Businesses

Oct 1 2014 // A renowned technology hub that is home to some of the country’s top universities, Boston is emerging as an unlikely battleground for web-based businesses like Airbnb and Uber, with some saying more regulations are...

Uber Expanding Rideshare Service in Chicago

Oct 1 2014 // Officials say ridesharing company Uber will create 420 jobs in the next two years in a major expansion of its Chicago regional headquarters.Gov. Pat Quinn joined in the announcement on Sept. 29. The Democrat says his veto...