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SYDNEY (Reuters) – Uber (NYSE:) has agreed to pay A$271.8 million ($178.3 million) to settle a lawsuit in Australia introduced by taxi operators and drivers, who alleged they misplaced earnings when the ride-hailing firm moved into the nation, a legislation agency mentioned on Monday.
Maurice Blackburn Legal professionals filed the category motion in 2019 within the Supreme Court docket of Victoria state on behalf greater than 8,000 taxi and rent automotive house owners and drivers, which the legislation agency mentioned “Uber fought tooth and nail at each level alongside the best way.”
“Since 2018, Uber has made vital contributions into numerous state-level taxi compensation schemes, and with at this time’s proposed settlement, we put these legacy points firmly in our previous,” an Uber spokesperson mentioned in an emailed response.
Uber didn’t disclose the proposed settlement in its response.
“What our group members requested for was not one other set of excuses – however an consequence,” Maurice Blackburn mentioned.
($1 = 1.5246 Australian {dollars})