DoorDash Defenses Survive Early Attack in Delivery-Fee Suit (1)

DoorDash Inc. will be permitted to proceed with most of its early defenses in a lawsuit filed by the City of Chicago alleging it misled customers about delivery fees and menu prices, a federal court ruled.

Affirmative defenses asserted by DoorDash in the city’s consumer-deception lawsuit were sufficiently pleaded to survive a motion to strike, Judge Robert W. Gettleman of the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois said Friday.

“We are encouraged by this decision and remain confident that the City’s claims are baseless, which will be made even more clear once the actual facts are before ...