SAN FRANCISCO — Last month, drivers for Uber brought a class action alleging the transportation network company broke state and federal laws in conducting background checks.
Now it faces a suit claiming it misled consumers in touting “industry leading background checks.” The San Francisco and Los Angeles District Attorneys’ offices filed a consumer protection action in San Francisco Superior Court Tuesday targeting several Uber business practices. Prosecutors said Lyft had agreed to settle similar claims by changing certain practices and agreeing to pay up to $500,000 in civil penalties.
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