SAN FRANCISCO — Uber Technologies Inc. has drawn more than its share of attention this year from regulators and public officials in the cities where it operates. Now, the federal government is eyeing a lawsuit that accuses the transportation network company of discriminating against blind customers with service dogs.
In a brief filed Tuesday in the Northern District of California, lawyers for the U.S. Department of Justice take issue with a central prong of Uber’s defense: that it is a software app used to connect passengers and drivers, not a public accommodation within the meaning of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA).
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