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Civil Litigation

Nov. 18, 2025

Uber faces unified push to dismiss RICO claims targeting injury firms

Defense firms and medical providers hit back at Uber's federal racketeering, filing motions to dismiss based on anti-SLAPP, litigation privilege, Noerr-Pennington immunity and alleged failure to plead fraud with particularity.

Uber faces unified push to dismiss RICO claims targeting injury firms
John C. Hueston of Hueston Hennigan LLP

A federal racketeering lawsuit by Uber Technologies faced a coordinated counterattack as Downtown L.A. Law Group, The Law Offices of Jacob Emrani and medical providers moved to dismiss claims that they colluded to fabricate medical bills and inflate litigation costs in personal injury cases against the rideshare giant.

"Although the alleged primary beneficiaries of this supposed fraud are the clients who settled with Uber in California state courts, Uber chose not to litigate...

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