Uber Gets Arbitration for Most Plaintiffs in Suit Over Robocalls

Uber Technologies Inc. convinced a federal judge in Georgia to compel arbitration of claims by two of the three named plaintiffs in a proposed class action alleging the ride-share giant commissioned illegal automated telemarketing calls.

Plaintiffs Keith Hobbs and Terry Fabricant originally filed suit against Randall-Reilly LLC and Yodel Technologies LLC under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, but they later amended the complaint to add Yvette Griffin as a plaintiff and Uber as a defendant. Uber sought to compel arbitration of claims by Hobbs and Fabricant, who had entered into user agreements with the company, and to stay claims by ...