Uber Says Drivers Are Staging Fake Car Accidents to Steal Its Money

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Uber Against the World Uber has filed a lawsuit claiming that it's the victim of an elaborate fake car accident racket to scam it out of its money, Bloomberg reports — and law firms, doctors, and medical clinics are all in on it.

Or at least, a shadowy cabal of them.

According to the suit, filed Thursday in Brooklyn, New York, the ring of conspirators take advantage of the state's unique insurance laws to force Uber to pay for "fictitious" or "exaggerated" medical conditions of passengers that were involved in "purported or actual minor vehicle collisions".

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Author / Journalist: Frank Landymore

Category: Technology

Markets: United States

Topics: Uber The digest Future Society Legal Ridesharing

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Published On: 2025-02-01 @ 11:00:44 (14 hours ago)

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