Uber Cries Crocodile Tears over NYC Fare Hike

I guess this is better than how Uber used to do business– running roughshod over taxi laws and rules the world over. But now it is suing NYC for raising taxi fares– apparently because it is required to pay its own drivers more in the bargain. In the lawsuit signed by Paul Weiss lawyers from...

Westchester For-Hire Vehicle Seizures

It seems that the Westchester TLC claims the right to seize any FHV –even if the owner is completely innocent and is not even accused of any violation of WTLC rules–based on past due penalties owed by the base station with which the vehicle is affiliated. This practice is not just stunningly unfair it is...

Class Action Status Granted in Taxi Driver Suspension Lawsuit

A Manhattan federal judge has certified a class of 20,000 taxi and for-hire vehicle drivers whose licenses were summarily suspended by the City’s Taxi and Limousine Commission and who were later denied fair hearings to contest those suspensions. For years, the TLC summarily suspended taxi drivers who were arrested (not convicted and yet to be...

Class Action Status Ordered in Nnebe v. Daus

A Manhattan federal judge has certified a class of 20,000 taxi and for-hire vehicle drivers whose licenses were summarily suspended by the City’s Taxi and Limousine Commission and who were later denied fair hearings to contest those suspensions. For years, the TLC summarily suspended taxi drivers who were arrested (not convicted and yet to be...

Parking Spot Spat No Reason to Suspend

In TLC v. Baish, the OATH judge recommended reinstatement of a driver who was suspended on a misdemeanor assault charge. The police report alleged that the driver and the complainant “got into a verbal dispute about where his car was parked,” and the two got into a physical altercation which resulted in a laceration to the left...

Palin Loses Her Lawsuit Twice in Two Days

Sarah Palin’s libel lawsuit against the New York Times looked like a loser from the beginning. Still, the former VP candidate and laughingstock managed to get the case to a jury. The nub of her complaint is that the Times allegedly tied one of her campaign ads to the shooting of Gabby Giffords. But even...

Routine Domestic Dispute Leads to Arrest, But Not to Extended Suspension

Even minor domestic disputes can lead to arrests. While such charges rarely result in convictions, the TLC still routinely argues that drivers should remain suspended not just briefly, but for months while criminal charges are pending. Taxi & Limousine Comm’n v. Lei, OATH Index No. 790/22 (Nov. 18, 2021), is a typical case of this kind. The...

Landlord-Tenant Dispute and Criminal Mischief Does not Merit Continued Suspension

In Taxi & Limousine Comm’n v. Anthony, OATH Index No. 715/22 (Nov. 22, 2021), an Uber driver was suspended after being arrested on a charge of criminal mischief, which sounds rather innocent, but is actually a low level felony. The charge arose from a dispute between housemates. One roommate demanded the other move out and,...

Driver arrested for strangling spouse reinstated

A taxi driver was arrested and charged with criminal obstruction of breathing, a class A misdemeanor. The criminal complaint stated the driver applied pressure to his wife’s neck by forcefully squeezing. No other facts were alleged. The driver denied the charge and explained that his arrest was his wife’s attempt to “get back at him”...

An Uber rider who got stuck in the Virginia traffic jam is charged $600

An Uber passenger was stuck in snowy highway for a nine hours. After made it home he was charged $200 his trip. But then Uber tacked on an additional $400 charge, bringing his grand total from Dulles International Airport to Richmond to $600. Peters said after multiple attempts, he disputed the additional charge with Uber, who,...

How the Taxi Workers Won — The Nation

“In late September of 2020, the New York Taxi Workers Alliance had drawn up a plan to cap drivers’ loans and limit their monthly payments. The city ignored it, just as, for years, it had brushed off NYTWA’s protests against medallion debt. This sit-in was an escalation—an attempt to force New York City Mayor Bill...

Persuasive Denial Leads to Reinstatement

In TLC v. Lei, the TLC suspended the driver following his arrest for assault in the third degree, attempted assault in the third degree; menacing in the third degree, and harassment in the second degree, all misdemeanors. ALJ Garcia recommended reinstatement. The arrest report presented at the hearing alleged that the driver slapped his girlfriend in...