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Uber to pay $293.1m to settle lawsuit from Australian taxi drivers

Uber to pay $293.1m to settle lawsuit from Australian taxi drivers
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By Mike Cherney SYDNEY – Uber has agreed to pay A$272 million (NZ$293.1m) to settle a class-action lawsuit in Australia that claimed the ride-sharing company destroyed the livelihoods of taxi and hire-car drivers, the law firm representing the drivers said.Law firm Maurice Blackburn called it a “historic world-first class action settlement”. Uber has faced numerous legal challenges around the world as it shook up the taxi industry over issues such as pricing and how to classify the work status of Uber drivers.The Aus...

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