SAN FRANCISCO — A Southern California taxi company has sued Uber Technologies Inc. and state regulators claiming that the separate licensing regime for “transportation network companies” allows Uber and its drivers to seize business from traditional cabs without following the same burdensome rules.
A Taxi Cab, a Santa Ana company that has about 120 taxis on the road, filed suit Tuesday against Uber, the California Public Utilities Commission, and individual commissioners. A Taxi’s lawyer, Maryann Cazzell of Cazzell and Associates, claims the PUC’s creation of a new class of licensing for “transportation network companies” in 2013 has allowed Uber to operate as a de facto taxi company without facing the same restrictive regulations.
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