Taxi companies in California have filed a lawsuit against Uber Technologies in a federal court, charging the taxi-hailing service with misleading advertising regarding the safety of its rides.
Nineteen taxi firms claimed in the lawsuit that Uber had made false and misleading advertisements regarding the safety of rides on its UberX platform and had criticized the safety of taxi rides offered by the taxi companies, reported PC World.
The lawsuit was filed on Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, San Francisco division.
The suit marks the latest blow to the company which has been facing problems in some other countries too.
The Frankfurt Regional Court on Wednesday imposed a nationwide ban against the company's UberPop service after declaring its business model illegal.
In South Korea, Uber's head of operations was charged with operating an illegal taxi service in the country along with several drivers associated with the company and others.