U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff
An arbitrator’s remarks that he feared ruling against Uber Inc. in a class action over its “surge” pricing model were simply a poor attempt at humor that did not warrant wiping out an award in favor of the multinational ride-hailing company, a Manhattan federal judge ruled on Monday.
The ruling, from U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff of the Southern District of New York, upheld Uber’s February win in a 2015 antitrust lawsuit against the company and its then-CEO Travis Kalanick, which had claimed that Uber had conspired with its drivers to overcharge for fares during periods of exceptionally high demand.
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