Uber banned from using hired investigators' findings in lawsuit
by Reuters from Technology | The Guardian on (#1NERF)
Federal judge bars company from using information gathered by investigating firm Ergo, which may have engaged in criminal conduct
A federal judge on Monday banned Uber and its CEO, Travis Kalanick, from using information from a background check on a passenger bringing a price-fixing lawsuit, saying the investigative firm conducting the inquiry may have engaged in criminal conduct.
The US district judge Jed Rakoff in Manhattan also faulted the popular ride-sharing service for hiring the firm, Ergo, at all.
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