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City of Toronto to File Notice of Appeal Over Uber Ruling

posted by janrinok on Sunday August 02 2015, @05:29PM   Printer-friendly
from the no-easy-ride dept.

nnet writes:

Having looked in the last few days at the problems of insurance and Uber drivers, the City of Toronto will file the paperwork to take another legal crack atshutting down Uber, but it hasn't decided whether it will actually follow through. The previous attempt failed. Lawyer Matthew Cornett confirmed Friday the city will serve a notice of appeal Tuesday to challenge Judge Sean Dunphy's Superior Court ruling.

"This will preserve our right to appeal (within the 30 day-limit)," Cornett said.

Last month, Dunphy denied the city's application for an injunction against the ridesharing company, ruling Uber isn't operating a taxi cab or limousine service. A lawyer for the city had argued Uber should fall under the same licensing requirements that govern taxi brokerages because "if it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, then you should call it a duck." Dunphy disagreed.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 03 2015, @02:25PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 03 2015, @02:25PM (#217400)

    No, officer, I don't need a driving license. You see, I didn't drive this car. I was only pressing pedals and turning the steering wheel. Last I checked, neither pressing pedals nor turning a wheel required a driving license.