Overview
- The amended filing alleges negative-option marketing, premature charges during free trials, and misleading savings claims tied to Uber One.
- Regulators say canceling could require navigating up to 23 screens and 32 actions, with added hurdles near renewal dates.
- The coalition of 21 states and the District of Columbia, joined by Alameda County prosecutors, filed in the Northern District of California, where trial is scheduled for February 2027.
- Plaintiffs seek restitution, injunctions, and civil penalties for alleged violations of the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act and state consumer-protection statutes.
- Uber denies the allegations, saying disclosures are clear and most users can cancel in-app in about 20 seconds following changes implemented before December 2024.