Litigation
Apr. 9, 2016
Judge nixes $12.25 million Lyft settlement
The settlement "short-changed" drivers, ruled U.S. District Judge Vince G. Chhabria, who said in his ruling that plaintiffs' lawyers had estimated their clients were owed $126 million in expense reimbursement had they been classified employees.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A federal judge on Thursday shot down a proposed $12.25 million settlement in a lawsuit against Lyft Inc. in which plaintiffs sought to classify drivers as employees, not independent contractors.
The settlement "short-changed" drivers, ruled U.S. District Judge Vince G. Chhabria, who said in his ruling that plaintiffs' lawyers had estimated their clients were owed $126 m...
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