Uber has been ordered to give documents to a New York judge who is examining whether the ride - hail giant hired private investigators to illegally gather information on its opponents during an antitrust case . Uber must hand over documents to a New York judge probing whether private investigators hired by the ride-hailing company fraudulently sought information about its opponents in an antitrust case, according to a court ruling on Tuesday. The original suit alleges that Uber CEO , Michael Kalanick , was involved in a price - fixing scheme with other companies , and only names Kalanick , rather than Uber , although Uber has requested to intervene . The judge must now decide whether a private investigator hired by Uber to elicit information about Spencer Meyer , the lead plaintiff , made “ false representations ” to gain access to information about the defendant and his counsel .
Uber has been ordered to give documents to a New York judge who is examining whether the ride - hail giant hired private investigators to illegally gather information on its opponents during an antitrust case . The original suit alleges that Uber CEO , Michael Kalanick , was involved in a price - fixing scheme with other companies , and only names Kalanick , rather than Uber , although Uber has requested to intervene . The judge must now decide whether a private investigator hired by Uber to elicit information about Spencer Meyer , the lead plaintiff , made “ false representations ” to gain access to information about the defendant and his counsel .