Uber car in the Hampden neighborhood of Baltimore. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALMNevada Supreme Court Rejects Uber-Backed Ballot Initiative for 20% Fee Cap
The Nevada Supreme Court ruled on Monday that an Uber-funded ballot initiative designed to cap contingency fees in all civil cases at 20% was "misleading and confusing."
January 27, 2025 at 04:58 PM
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What You Need to Know
- The ballot initiative, anticipated to go before voters in 2026 and, if passed, become effective in 2027, would impose the strictest contingency cap in the nation.
- Uber, which faces 250 sexual assault cases in multidistrict litigation in California’s Northern District, has contributed $5 million to support the measure.
- Deepak Gupta represented Uber Sexual Assault Survivors for Legal Accountability and the Nevada Justice Association, which sued over the ballot measure last year.
The Nevada Supreme Court struck down an Uber-backed ballot initiative designed to cap contingency fees in the state’s civil cases at 20%.
Monday’s unanimous opinion found that description of the initiative’s effect was “legally insufficient.”
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