Elizabeth L Sherwood
September 12, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer
Uber's Rocky Journey Through Pa. Trials Highlights Risks and Strategies for Managing Independent ContractorsIn an unusual ruling, Pennsylvania federal judge Michael M. Baylson invoked a court's inherent powers to manage its docket in dismissing with prejudice a long-running lawsuit against Uber Technologies, Inc. (Uber) but also awarded—after two hung juries—victory to Uber by granting its Rule 50(b) motion for judgement as a matter of law.
By Elizabeth L. Sherwood and Christopher M. Pardo
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