Torts/Personal Injury
Jun. 25, 2026
Uber defends RICO suit against injury lawyers as fraud, not advocacy
Defense lawyers argued Uber's racketeering claims target constitutionally protected litigation activity, while the company insisted the alleged fraud occurred before any lawsuits were filed and falls outside First Amendment protections.
Uber's bid to portray a network of lawyers and doctors as a racketeering enterprise met stiff resistance Wednesday, as a federal judge scrutinized whether the company's allegations survive the First Amendment's broad protections for litigation.
Uber alleges that Downtown L.A. Law Group, the Law Offices of Jacob Emrani, and associated medical providers operated a RICO enterprise that inflated the value of rideshare injury claims through fraudulent medical evidence and u...
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