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Company: Uber Technologies, Inc.
Current Parent Company: Uber Technologies
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Penalty: $32,500,000
Year: 2019
Date: August 13, 2019
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Uber agreed to pay over $32 million to settle allegations it misled riders about its safe ride program and the quality of its driver background checks.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Northern District of California
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 4:14cv5615
Case Name: McKnight et al v. Uber Technologies, Inc. et al
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: California
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: miscellaneous services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: ride-sharing services
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