742904
Bus 200-06
September 13, 2016
Smythe v. Uber Technologies Inc.
CGC-16-552035, California Superior Court
Uber, a multinational online transportation network, has been sued by a Lyft
driver for creating fake Lyft accounts to sabotage Lyft users. Lyft is a similar online
transportation hub and Uber’s top competitor. This class-action lawsuit accuses Uber of
hurting Lyft’s business by posing as users and requesting hundreds of rides on Lyft and
failing to show up when the driver arrived. These dummy user accounts were created
