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California Air and Climate Vol. 7: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Targets for Ride-Hailing Companies; USEPA’s Alleged Failure to...

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California Targets Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Ride-Hailing Companies - At a February 22, 2019 workshop, the California Air Resources Board (“CARB”) unveiled its planned “Clean Miles Standard” that will require...more

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California Governor Announces Deal to Remove Regulation of Lyft, Uber from PUC

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On June 27, 2016, California Governor Jerry Brown, Senator Jerry Hill, Senator Mark Leno, and Assemblymember Mike Gatto announced a blockbuster agreement to transfer oversight of ride-sharing companies such as Uber and Lyft...more

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Cal PUC Issues New Rules for TNCs

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At the voting meeting on April 21, the California Public Utilities Commission approved new regulations impacting the operations of Transportation Network Companies (TNCs), such as Lyft and Uber, within California. The “Phase...more

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Uber Settles Class Action Over “Safe Rides” Fee

Uber announced that it has reached a settlement in two putative class action lawsuits, Philliben v. Uber Technologies, Inc. and Mena v. Uber Technologies, Inc., which alleged that Uber’s labeling of a $1 charge as a “Safe...more

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CPUC Judge Finds Uber in Contempt, Threatens Suspension of Service

Uber may have to suspend service in California and pay a $7.3 million fine as a penalty for withholding information from state regulators, according to a ruling this week by a CPUC administrative law judge. The decision found...more

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CPUC Determines Carpooling Services of Uber, Lyft and Sidecar Violate California Law

The California Public Utilities Commission recently sent letters to transportation network companies Uber, Lyft and Sidecar asking them to cease operations of their new carpooling features, on grounds that the companies are...more

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CPUC Wants To Revisit Rideshare Insurance Regulations, — to the Chagrin of Lyft and Uber

The California Public Utilities Commission is looking to reconsider the regulations it set in 2013 on the issue of insurance coverage for rideshare companies that connect drivers and passengers via their mobile devices. The...more

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Collaborative Consumption – Is It Good to Share?

Peer-to-peer (“P2P”) business models based on the Internet and technology platforms have become increasingly innovative. As such models have proliferated, they frequently result in clashes with regulators or established...more

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