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Litigation

May 16, 2015

Uber sued for stealing trade secrets used to found ridesharing company

A lawsuit against Uber Technologies Inc. accuses the technology startup, its co-founders, and other defendants of stealing the ridesharing idea behind the company.


By Saul Sugarman


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SAN FRANCISCO - A lawsuit against Uber Technologies Inc. accuses the technology startup,
its co-founders, and other defendants of stealing the ridesharing idea behind the
company.


The 44-page complaint, filed Thursday in San Francisco County Superior Court, alleges
co-founders Travis Kalanick and Garret Camp and sever...

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