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 lawsuit alleges that “Uber has a simple but illegal business plan: to fix prices among competitors and take a cut of the profits.” The subpoena, which was issued by Manhattan federal Judge Alison Nathan, came after Uber’s lawyers failed in their attempt earlier this month to block her from reviewing internal company emails and other documents. 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 plaintiff 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 subpoena, which was issued by Manhattan federal Judge Alison Nathan, came after Uber’s lawyers failed in their attempt earlier this month to block her from reviewing internal company emails and other documents. 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 plaintiff and his counsel.